Revistas
Autores:
Kalemkerian, F. (Autor de correspondencia); Lamela, S.; Santos, Javier; et al.
Revista:
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
ISSN:
1474-6778
Año:
2023
Vol.:
22
N°:
1
Págs.:
77 - 94
Since the concept of cleaner production (CP) considers not only the environment but also the economic and social dimension, additional scholarly attention is focused on studying the relationship of CP to sustainability. This research aims to present the main elements that contribute to successful CP implementation and sustainability in organisations. Eleven companies, mostly SMEs that adopted CP practices after a training course, were selected from different industrial sectors. The main results showed that the critical success factors most often cited for achieving successful implementation are commitment from top management and government support. Although some companies continue to implement sustainable practices, the majority apply CP only to comply with environmental laws, which results in a limited contribution to sustainability. Additionally, the analysed companies do not have standardised metrics to evaluate their sustainable performance, but CP serves as a guide to support their decisions. More effort is needed to make companies aware of the benefits of CP in other areas of organisations, and to integrate the three domains of sustainability when implementing CP practices.
Revista:
JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
ISSN:
1741-038X
Año:
2022
Vol.:
33
N°:
6
Págs.:
1059 - 1079
Purpose Green Lean tools are aligned with the Circular Economy strategy as they aim at reducing waste, however, they miss the creation of value through waste. Therefore, this paper investigates whether the current implementation of the Green Lean strategy promotes the introduction of the Circular philosophy to achieve sustainable management production processes. It analyses how the resources were managed by implementing the different strategies and tools presented in Green Lean case studies under the lens of Circular Economy and highlights future research paths on the Circular Lean integration. Design/methodology/approach An analysis of the implementation of Green Lean case studies, selected through a Systematic Literature Review, from the manufacturing sector is conducted. Findings The majority of Green Lean implementations were aimed at minimizing waste, which is aligned with the narrowing strategy of Circular Economy and only a few cases studies aimed at closing the production cycles. Even though the main results indicate that being eco-efficient is a good starting point to move towards sustainability, from a Circular Economy point of view, this approach could remain limited. Therefore, the current contribution of Green Lean to the implementation of circular practices is limited. It can be concluded that introducing the circular philosophy in the Green Lean methodology can be achieved through redirecting Green Lean from waste reduction towards a value creation focus. Originality/value The originality of this paper is that it provides a critical review of the literature on the topic of Green Lean integration and Circular Economy.
Revista:
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTIVITY AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
ISSN:
1741-0401
Año:
2022
Vol.:
71
N°:
2
Págs.:
558 - 575
Purpose Urban logistics presents a series of challenges, as the interests of the different stakeholders are not always aligned. The aim of this research is to explore the potential of applying Lean principles to reduce waste in urban logistics. Design/methodology/approach As a structure for "going to gemba," the authors implemented the shadowing technique to better understand the perspective of companies distributing products in the city of Montevideo, Uruguay. Then, meetings were conducted to validate the observations by the people shadowed. Findings The results show that most of shipper's time is dedicated to waiting (59%), which is followed by driving (22%), and only a small section of time was dedicated to unloading and verification activities (19%). Although collaborative solutions are needed along with the different stakeholders, this research highlights how deploying Lean thinking can improve significantly urban logistics achieving up to 25% improvement in the number of stores served per shift. Practical implications From an academic point of view, this study emphasizes the importance of continue applying and evaluating the Lean practices into transportation contexts. From a company's perspective, the authors have presented a list of propositions that can be implemented for carriers in order to reduce waste and/or improve the efficiency of the urban transportation process. Originality/value Based on the literature review carried out, the subject study of Lean and its application to urban logistics remains mostly unexplored in the scientific literature.
Revista:
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
ISSN:
0959-6526
Año:
2021
Vol.:
293
Págs.:
126139
Growing concerns about the environmental impact caused by industrial operations is spurring companies to seek more sustainable modes of production. In this context, adopting sustainable manufacturing (SM) practices still represents a challenge, especially for small and medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). In order to address this issue, this study identified a set of barriers to SM implementation. The main findings reveal that there is limited research on SM from Latin American (LATAM) countries, and the majority of published articles discuss the implementation of lean tools and cleaner production in industry. Additionally, results showed that the biggest challenges that Uruguayan companies have to face are associated with economic and financial barriers. A new categorization of barriers: human perceptions, resource constraints and weak legislation was presented. Finally, the study examines the adoption of SM practices in the country, with cleaner production and product recovery being the most implemented practices. This study concludes that there is an urgent need for government institutions, academia, and organizations to align their objectives and work together in order to support SMEs in their transition towards sustainability.
Revista:
THE TQM JOURNAL
ISSN:
1754-2731
Año:
2019
Vol.:
31
N°:
3
Págs.:
359 - 376
Purpose
Companies use continuous improvement (CI) as a strategy to achieve business excellence and innovation. Yet CI initiatives fail mostly due to a lack of employee engagement. The paper aims to discuss this issue.
Design/methodology/approach
Based on the CI literature and the technology acceptance model (TAM), a comprehensive model called continuous improvement acceptance mode (CIAM) was developed to understand the main organisational antecedents that predict employee intention to participate in CI. The CIAM is based on structural equation modelling using partial least squares and it was validated in a large manufacturing plant in Europe.
Findings
Emulating the findings of the TAM, this study shows that employee intention to participate can be predicted by two variables called ease of participating and usefulness of participating. The CIAM then relates these constructs with relevant CI enablers found in the CI literature.
Practical implications
The CIAM could help academics and practitioners to better understand employee participation in CI activities, allowing CI systems to be better designed and achieve long-term sustainability.
Originality/value
The CIAM presents new variables and interactions that help to understand employee participation in CI activities. Some of these variables and interactions have received scant attention in the CI literature and thus they are worth investigating in greater depth in the future.
Revista:
TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS EXCELLENCE
ISSN:
1478-3363
Año:
2018
Vol.:
29
N°:
7-8
Págs.:
817 - 833
Continuous improvement (CI) systems still have room for improvement due to the difficulty in sustaining the system and attaining a high level of employee participation. This study looks to analyse the level of implementation in manufacturing companies of 16 CI routines, and how these routines foster CI and employee participation. Based on a general survey of CI managers from Spain which yielded 147 valid responses, a Cluster Analysis (CA) and a Factorial Analysis were performed in order to group both responses and the variables used into more comprehensive categories. Statistical tests were run to test for significant relationships. This paper introduces a new perspective on the issue of CI maturity levels by using CA to group companies into three categories based on the score of a set of 16 CI enablers, which were in turn reduced to four factors using Factor Analysis, allowing for the identification of improvement challenges depending on the maturity stage of each company. Three different maturity groups of companies were identified, named as Leaders, Followers and Laggards. Results show that companies with better scores on these factors believe to have more sustainable CI systems and a higher level of employee participation.
Revista:
MEMORIA INVESTIGACIONES EN INGENIERIA
ISSN:
2301-1092
Año:
2017
N°:
15
Págs.:
71 - 84
Several national and international studies reveal that the housing access is one of the main problems that society is facing nowadays. Housing cooperatives constructions emerge as an alternative to satisfy low income social classes housing demand. Despite being a sustainable solution over time an in-depth study of the process shows several delays in the construction stage.
Revista:
TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS EXCELLENCE
ISSN:
1478-3363
Año:
2017
Vol.:
28
N°:
13-14
Págs.:
1469 - 1488
Continuous improvement (CI) is still one of the strongest ways for companies to achieve process excellence in order to survive in nowadays¿ competitive environments. Yet, it is still very difficult to implement and sustain CI systems, mainly because of the difficulty in engaging people in these activities. Based on an exhaustive literature review, followed by a three-round Delphi study with Spanish experts, this paper helps to assess what the main elements are with respect to the CI system that could motivate employees¿ intention to participate in CI activities. Main results show 44 elements grouped into 10 factors that could affect employees¿ intention to participate. These factors were structured into a more comprehensive model following an interpretive structural modelling approach.
Revista:
DYNA
ISSN:
0012-7361
Año:
2016
Vol.:
91
N°:
3
Págs.:
250
Revista:
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
ISSN:
2013-8423
Año:
2016
Vol.:
9
N°:
5
Págs.:
1059 - 1077
Purpose: Achieving employee participation in continuous improvement (CI) systems is considered as one of the success factors for the sustainability of those systems. Yet, it is also very difficult to obtain because of the interaction of many critical factors that affect employee participation. Therefore, finding ways of measuring all these critical factors can help practitioners manage the employee participation process accordingly. Design/methodology/approach: Based upon the existing literature, this paper presents a 4-Phase (9 steps) diagnostic tool to measure the main determinants associated with the implementation of CI systems affecting employee participation in improvement activities. Findings: The tool showed its usefulness to detect the main weaknesses and improvement opportunities for improving employee participation in CI through the application in two different cases. Practical implications: This diagnostic tool could be particularly interesting for companies adopting CI and other excellence frameworks, which usually include a pillar related to people development inside the organization, but do not include tools to diagnose the state of this pillar. Originality/value: This diagnostic tool presents a user's perspective approach, ensuring that the weaknesses and improvement opportunities detected during the diagnose come directly from the users of the CI system, which in this case are the employees themselves. Given that the final objective is to identify reasons and problems hindering employee participation, adopting this user's perspective approach seem more relevant than adopting other more traditional approaches, based on gathering information from the CI system itself or from the CI managers.
Revista:
DYNA
ISSN:
0012-7361
Año:
2016
Vol.:
91
N°:
3
Págs.:
250
Revista:
DYNA
ISSN:
0012-7361
Año:
2015
Vol.:
3
Págs.:
1 - 16
Revista:
MEMORIA INVESTIGACIONES EN INGENIERIA
ISSN:
2301-1092
Año:
2015
N°:
13
Págs.:
17-32
Las empresas de hoy en día se encuentran inmersas en una feroz competencia por
sobrevivir y sobresalir. Para ello, la clave de la excelencia está en desarrollar estrategias globales
orientadas hacia la mejora continua de los procesos en la organización. No obstante, uno de los
principales obstáculos a superar en ese camino hacia la excelencia es precisamente lograr la
participación y compromiso de todos los trabajadores de manera sostenida en el tiempo. Este
problema aparece citado en repetidas ocasiones en la literatura, pero las razones por las cuales las
personas deciden o no participar de estas iniciativas siguen sin estar del todo claras. Este artículo
busca aportar en el conocimiento de la relación entre los sistemas de mejora continua y la
intención de participar de los trabajadores. Mediante una encuesta a empresas españolas, se
detectó que aquellas empresas que puntúan alto en una serie de hábitos relacionados con el éxito
de los sistemas de mejora continua, consideran que sus sistemas son más sostenibles en el tiempo
y que sus trabajadores están más comprometidos. A la luz de estos resultados, se desarrolló un
Panel Delphi para profundizar acerca de cuáles son los elementos claves que los gerentes deben
de tener en cuenta a la hora de desplegar los sistemas de mejora continua, con el objetivo de
fomentar la participación de todos los trabajadores, obteniéndose como resultado una lista de
elementos claves.
Revista:
THE TQM JOURNAL
ISSN:
1754-2731
Año:
2015
Vol.:
27
N°:
3
Págs.:
316 - 327
Revista:
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
ISSN:
0268-3768
Año:
2013
Vol.:
68
N°:
5-8
Págs.:
1639 - 1654
Lean manufacturing has been increasingly applied by leading manufacturing companies throughout the world, led by the major automobile manufacturers and their equipment suppliers. The aim of this case study is to show the applicability of lean manufacturing¿s body of knowledge to a different environment: a seasonal food industry. Several techniques and analyses such as value stream mapping (VSM), overall equipment efficiency, spaghetti diagrams, work balance, and discrete event simulation were applied in this case study. Some of the improvement ideas resulting from the tools used were tested in the field to corroborate the findings. Finally, the future state VSM was mapped, where most of the improvement ideas identified throughout the project were consolidated. Whether the path to improvement is marked by increased spending on systems and machinery, human capital, or both, engineers and managers in the frontlines of food production recognize that improvement is a quest and not a destination. Although process industries need a special version of lean manufacturing tools, this case study shows how, with slight modification, several tools can be applied to the seasonal traditional craft industry.
Revista:
ENGINEERING STRUCTURES
ISSN:
0141-0296
Año:
2013
Vol.:
52
Págs.:
114 - 122
The design of vertical formworks is governed by the lateral pressure exerted by fresh concrete; while maximum lateral pressure is the key parameter for formwork design, the rate of pressure decay and the time needed for pressure stabilization is important for determining formwork removal time; the complexity of the problem is due the large number of factors which affect the rate of pressure decay. This works describes an experimental investigation of columns to determine the variation in the initial lateral pressure decay and in the time needed for pressure stabilization with the following variables: coarse aggregate concentration (different sand to total aggregate ratios were used), the use of a plasticizer, the presences of reinforcement and concrete temperature. In the last part of this work a correlation between setting time and maturity functions with the time needed for pressure stabilization was done. The results show that both thixotropic linked to cement grains nucleation and consolidation and cement hydration influences in lateral pressure decay to the point of stabilization. In references with the initial pressure decay, the presence of reinforcement seems to have a major influence. On the other hand the time needed for pressure stabilization could be correlated with the maturity functions. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Revista:
IIE TRANSACTIONS
ISSN:
0740-817X
Año:
2013
Vol.:
45
N°:
5
Págs.:
544-553
Experimenters should be aware of the possibility that some of their observations may be unavailable for analysis. This article considers different criteria to assess the impact that missing data can have when running three-level designs to estimate a full second-order polynomial model. Designs for three to seven factors were studied and included BoxBehnken designs, face-centered composite designs, and designs due to Morris, Mee, BlockMee, DraperLin, Hoke, Katasaounis, and Notz. These designs were studied under two existing robustness criteria: (i) the maximum number of runs that can be missing and still allow the remaining runs to estimate a given model; and (ii) the loss of D-efficiency in the remaining design compared with the original design. The robustness of three-level designs was studied using a third, new criterion: the maximum number of observations that can be missing from a design and still allow the estimation of the given model with a high probability. This criterion represents a useful generalization of the first criterion, which determines the maximum number of runs that make the probability of estimating the model equal to one. The new criterion provides a better assessment of the robustness of each design than previous criteria.
Revista:
TEAM PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
ISSN:
1352-7592
Año:
2013
Vol.:
19
N°:
3/4
Págs.:
222-236
Teamwork is one of the most powerful tools to ensure success across any activity. The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that actively contribute to the effectiveness of teams. This research looks at two different types of teams: care delivery teams representing healthcare and improvement teams representing the manufacturing industry. The aim is to provide greater knowledge about the application of team work factors in different environments. Design/methodology/approach -- Qualitative interviews about teamwork factors were conducted with 17 leaders of teams from healthcare and 22 leaders from manufacturing industries. The responses were categorized into different levels according to the application of each factor. Then, the factors were analyzed to draw conclusions about the different approaches to teamwork and their application. Findings -- Most of the factors analyzed are highly applied in both sectors. However, we found significant differences between hospitals and the manufacturing industry when it comes to factors such as strategies, feedback on results, leadership, participation and communication. Originality/value -- Measuring each factor in two different sectors (healthcare and industry) has yielded noteworthy findings and the best practices for their implementation
Revista:
MEMORIA DE TRABAJOS DE DIFUSION CIENTIFICA Y TECNICA
ISSN:
1510-7450
Año:
2012
Vol.:
10
Págs.:
33 - 44
El trabajo en equipo es uno de los elementos más importantes para los sistemas de
Mejora Continua, ya que facilita el intercambio de información, la resolución de problemas y el
desarrollo de las personas. Esta investigación tiene como objetivo obtener conclusiones sobre los
factores críticos para conseguir el éxito del trabajo realizado por los equipos de mejora, a través
de una investigación cualitativa basada en entrevistas a empresas industriales de la Comunidad
Autónoma Vasca, en España, gestionadas según el modelo EFQM y premiadas por su gestión.
Para ello se ha adaptado el modelo IMO de efectividad de trabajo en equipo, que permite la
evaluación de los distintos factores críticos. Los resultados obtenidos indican que las
organizaciones deben prestar atención a los factores relacionados con el equipo y sus miembros,
como el reconocimiento grupal y la formación en conjunto, entre otros.
Revista:
HUMAN FACTORS AND ERGONOMICS IN MANUFACTURING AND SERVICE INDUSTRIES
ISSN:
1090-8471
Año:
2012
Vol.:
24
N°:
4
Págs.:
444 - 453
Many researchers consider absenteeism to be a significant problem for employers. Absenteeism lowers the overall level of worker expertise, which may affect product quality and trigger an increase in customer complaints. This research was carried out in a prominent automobile manufacturing company, with an assembly line¿driven rigid production process. This article gathered customer quality complaints registered during the 17 months after cars were delivered to customers, from one year of car production, to analyze how employee absenteeism affects customer quality complaints. The empirical evidence presented by this research in the automotive industry confirms that absenteeism does not lead, necessarily, to a decrease in quality. This evidence must make organization redefine the value of their expert workers. Moreover, these results could have an impact on assembly-line design and the use of worker job-rotation programs for technologically sophisticated assembly lines.
Revista:
TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS EXCELLENCE
ISSN:
1478-3363
Año:
2012
Vol.:
23
N°:
3-4
Págs.:
277-290
By means of a case study of an automotive manufacturer, this paper aims to study the impact of a continuous improvement (CI) programme on quality defects. The analysis aims to ascertain if several independent variables such as production, CIs, and shifts are correlated to each of two dependent variables: internal quality defects and auditor quality defects (detected in the line). We gathered daily data for each shift of internal quality and auditor quality in a 12-month period. The defects considered and analysed through this study amounted to more than 68,000. This analysis could be useful as a methodology to evaluate the CI programmes of other manufacturers, since there is very little literature in terms of case studies or examples that focus on the daily struggle that manufacturers face when transforming these strategies into working practices
Revista:
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
ISSN:
0950-0618
Año:
2011
Vol.:
25
N°:
4
Págs.:
1946 - 1955
The design of vertical formwork is governed by the lateral pressure exerted by fresh concrete; the complexity of the problem is due to the large number of factors which affect pressure. This work describes an experimental investigation in columns to determine the variation in lateral pressure and initial rate of pressure drop with the following variables: formwork size and shape, coarse aggregate concentration and concrete temperature. An 8-run factorial design 23 was done to determine the influence of formwork size and shape and coarse aggregate concentration. It was impossible to vary temperature between two levels in the field, so in this analysis this factor was considered as a co-variable. With this objective, square and circular experimental columns 3 m high but with different cross sections were instrumented, and two concrete mixtures with different sand to total aggregate ratios were used. Afterwards, two tests were done to determine the influence in pressure of concrete impact, changing the method for filling the columns. Formwork shape, coarse aggregate concentration and concrete impact have a minor effect in maximum lateral pressure, while temperature shows an inverse relationship with the pressure, but not to a sufficient degree to be considered a significant parameter. On the other hand, formwork size has a major effect on the pressure, narrow sections generate less lateral pressure than higher ones. This is attributed to the friction forces between concrete and formwork which are much more important in small sections. Formwork shape and size present a major influence in the initial rate of pressure decay. While circular formworks present a higher value than squares ones, smaller cross sections present a lower value than larger ones. On the other hand, coarse aggregate concentration has a minor effect on this parameter. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Revista:
THE TQM JOURNAL
ISSN:
1754-2731
Año:
2011
Vol.:
23
N°:
6
Págs.:
598 - 610
Purpose ¿ Since the field of healthcare was a latecomer to the quality movement, knowledge transfer has generally flowed in one direction, from industry to healthcare. However, organisations can also be enriched by healthcare. In particular, this paper aims to show industry that important lessons can be learned regarding how teamwork is generally managed within healthcare. Design/methodology/approach ¿ To identify the useful lessons that healthcare can teach industry, the authors started with a brainstorming session among the members of the research team to pin-point the lessons based on their experience with healthcare and industrial environments. Afterwards, an exhaustive review of the relevant literature from the last ten years was carried out. Findings ¿ Industrial organisations need to develop teamwork frameworks focused on involving every employee in cross-disciplinary, empowered and trained teams. Moreover, from a team perspective, special care must be shown when defining clear roles, focusing on end clients, formulating shared objectives and facilitating internal communications. Practical implications ¿ The ten lessons from healthcare teamwork best practices believed to be the most important are given in the paper. Although some of these lessons may not be completely new concepts for industrial organisations, the paper shows how healthcare develops, spreads and applies these concepts in the real world. Originality/value ¿ The paper summarises, in ten useful lessons for organisations, healthcare's best teamwork practices in the literature
Revista:
JOURNAL OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
ISSN:
1367-3270
Año:
2011
Vol.:
15
N°:
1
Págs.:
40 - 52
Purpose - This research paper aims to explore how intranet mechanisms for knowledge transfer in a multinational automotive company can he improved with the inclusion Of a human interface. specifically a resident engineer. A resident engineer is an assembly line employee who spends the majority of their lime in the Advanced Engineering Center, which aims to improve knowledge transfer through face-to-face interaction. Design/methodology/approach - A multinational automotive company was selected for the study Six years of data containing all product modifications were analyzed. Findings The paper concludes that electronic knowledge transfer can be significantly improved when resident engineers physically interact with the Advanced Engineering Center Intranet knowledge transfer alone cannot overcome the considerable handicap involved in knowledge assimilation. Practical implications - For companies with Advanced Engineering Centers located far from assembly-line plants. the creation of specific human mechanisms to explain the knowledge generated and to reduce approval time is indispensable. Originality/value - This research paper features a complete case study from a multinational automotive company with more than EGO analyzed modifications.
Revista:
REVISTA VENEZOLANA DE GERENCIA
ISSN:
1315-9984
Año:
2011
Vol.:
16
N°:
55
Págs.:
375-389
In the healthcare sector, teamwork is a key issue. Although the sector promotes research on improving the quality of teamwork, it rarely focuses on evaluating this process. This paper develops a methodological proposal for assessing teamwork effectiveness. The model considers 36 factors used to measure it, by observing the existence, importance and application level of these factors in the teamwork. The model was used to assess teams working in the public hospital network in the Basque Country (Spain). Methodology was of the exploratory type and developed with data obtained from interviews carried out according to a script based on the model's structure. The assessment was conducted through interviews in order to qualitatively assess the existence, degree and level of implementation for those factors. From applying the model to the practical case, conclusions are that most of the factors analyzed in those hospitals had medium and high scores; the lowest scores were for factors related to results, recognition, training and selecting team members.
Revista:
MEMORIA DE TRABAJOS DE DIFUSION CIENTIFICA Y TECNICA
ISSN:
1510-7450
Año:
2011
Vol.:
9
Págs.:
33 -43
Revista:
QUALITY AND RELIABILITY ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL
ISSN:
0748-8017
Año:
2010
Vol.:
26
N°:
2
Págs.:
157-165
As comfort has become an important factor in the lift industry, validated lift models are currently a significant research area. In this article, we present an analysis of a lift guiding system, which transmits vibrations to the cabin and affects passengers' comfort. The project consisted of determining the most important lift guiding system factors that affect a lift's comfort. The Design of Experiments technique was chosen as the best technique available to maximize the information gathered from the experiments. in order to carry out the experiments, a lift test rig was specially constructed in order to simulate a real installation. We screened and analyzed the influence of many factors on the response with an adapted factorial fractional design. This article shows the steps carried out in planning and analyzing the experiments, putting special emphasis on the planning during every phase of the DoE application. This research project was co-developed by a research center, a university and a well-known Spanish lift company. Copyright (C) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Revista:
INTANGIBLE CAPITAL
ISSN:
1697-9818
Año:
2010
Vol.:
6
N°:
1
Págs.:
51-77
Este artículo analiza el grado de sostenibilidad de las empresas en la gestión de la mejora continua y los factores que apoyan la sostenibilidad en el tiempo, a través de una encuesta enviada a 350 empresas de la Comunidad Autónoma Vasca y Navarra durante el mes de junio de 2009. El estudio presenta datos sobre la evolución de los sistemas de mejora en los últimos años, y la implantación de las distintas metodologías utilizadas. A continuación realiza un análisis de los factores que las empresas asocian con el abandono de los sistemas de mejora. Dado que los sistemas de mejora se basan en la participación de las personas, el estudio caracteriza cómo es dicha participación. Finalmente se analizan los elementos que las empresas utilizan en sus sistemas de mejora, y en qué grado se han introducido indicadores y objetivos en la gestión de la mejora. Como conclusiones se apuntan las siguientes claves para la mejora sostenible: una mayor implicación del personal directo en el sistema de mejora continua, la integración del sistema de mejora continua en la organización y el establecimiento de indicadores asociados al sistema.
Revista:
JOURNAL OF APPLIED STATISTICS
ISSN:
0266-4763
Año:
2010
Vol.:
37
N°:
12
Págs.:
1961-1977
An extensive literature review was carried out to detect why design of experiments (DoE) is not widely used among engineers in Europe. Once 16 main barriers were identified, a survey was carried out to obtain first-hand information about the significance of each. We obtained 101 responses from academics, consultants and practitioners interested in DoE. A statistical analysis of the survey is introduced, including: (a) a ranking of the barriers, (b) grouping of barriers using factorial analysis, (c) differences between characteristics of respondents. This exploratory analysis showed that the main barriers that hinder the widespread use of DoE are low managerial commitment and engineers' general weakness in statistics. Once the barriers were classified, the most important resultant group was that related to business barriers.