Attaining World Class production: Analyzing Factors Affecting Successful Implementation of Lean Six Sigma (Case Study: Household Appliances Industry)
Subject Areas : Industrial Management
Reza Sepahvand
1
(Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Lorestan University)
Mohsen Arefnezhad
2
(M.A in Industrial Engineering, University of Isfahan)
Mehdi Toghraie Samiromi
3
(M.A in Industrial Engineering, University of Isfahan)
Keywords:
Abstract :
Alizadeh, S. (2010). The main factors of success in implementing Lean of six Sigma.
Iranian Journal of the rubber industry. 57. 77-84.
2. Anbari, F. T. and Kwak, Y.H. (2004). Success Factors in Managing Six Sigma Projects,”
Proceedings of PMI Research Conference [CD], London, UK, Project Management Institute.
3. Antony, J. (2004), “Six sigma in the UK service organizations: results from a pilot survey”,
Managerial Auditing Journal, 19 )8(,1006-1013.
4. Antony, J. and Banuelas, R. (2002). Key ingredients for the effective implementation of a
Six Sigma program”, Measuring Business Excellence. 6(4), 20-7.
5. Brey fogle F.W. (1999). Implementing Lean Six sigma: Smarter solutions- Using
Statistical Methods, Wiley, New York.
6. Chakrabarty A. & Tan K. C. (2007). A Survey on Six Sigma Implementation in Singapore
Service Industries”, Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE IEEM, Singapore.
7. Farsyjany, Hassan. (2012). World class manufacturing methods and operations. Printing,
publishing samt, Tehran.
8. Forest, B., & James, K. (2005). Six Sigma Management. Translated Rambod baran dost,
six Sigma Management, published by Tehran Termeh.
9. Ghasemi, V. (2010). Structural equation modeling in social research using Amos Graphics.
Sociologists Publications, Tehran.
10. George, M., Rowlands. D., & Kastle, B. (2004). What is Lean Six Sigma? McGraw-Hill.
11. Green, F., E. (1989). When Just-In –Time Breaks Down on the Line”. Industrial
Management, No. January- February, 9-26.
12. Hall R. (2003). Knowledge Management in the New Business Environment, Acirrt,
University of Sydney, Sydney.
13. Hall, R. (1990), World Class Manufacturing, Industry week, 2, 36-46.
14. Huang, P. (1991) World class manufacturing in 1990s integrating JIT, TQC, FA, and
TPM with worker participation, modern production concept theory and application. Springer,
Berlin Heidelberg New York 491–507.
15.Jiju Antony & Ricardo Banuelas. (2002). Key ingredients for the effective implementation
of Six Sigma program, Measuring Business Excellence, 6 (4), 20 – 27.
16. Karbasyan, M., & Ahmadi, H. (2006). Six Sigma and quality costs, publications, Arkan
Danesh.
17. Kondo, Y. (1997). The hoshinKanri Japanese way of strategic management. Proceeding
of the 41st Congress, European Organization for quality, Trondheim, 50- 241.
18. Murugesan. T. K., Senthil Kumar. B, Saravana & Kumar, M. (2012). Competitive
Advantage of World Class Manufacturing System (WCMS). A Study of Manufacturing
Companies in South India. European Journal of Social Sciences, 29 (2), 295-311.
19. Rezai, Kamran, & Nemtyan, Hamed .(2006). applying Six Sigma and Lean methodology
to integrate .the first International Conference of six Sigma. Tehran.
20. Rubrich, L., & Watson, M. (2004). Implementing World Class Manufacturing, Second
Edition (Includes Lean Enterprise).
21. Sandholm, L., & Sorquist, L. (2008). Twelve prerequisite for the success of Six Sigma.
Translators: Muhammad Hassan Hosseini and Sajjad Anzab Zad, Journal of Six Sigma Iran,
3(13), 30 -32.
22. Schonemberger, R. (1987). “World Class manufacturing casebook”, Implementing. JIT
and TQC, MacMillan, New York, NY
23. Shahin, A & Ahmadi, Hamed. 2008, Lean Six Sigma principles and techniques,
publications, arkan danesh
24. Sujar Y., Balachandran P. and Ramasamy N. (2008), “Six Sigma and the level of quality
characteristics – A study on Indian Software Industries”, AIMS International Journal of
Management, 2( 1).17-27
25. Thomas A. & Barton R. & Chuke-okafor Ch., 2009, “Applying lean six sigma in a small
engineering company- a model for change”, Journal of manufacturing technology
management, 20(1).113-129.
26. Ying-Chin Ho, Ou-Chuan Chang, Wen-Bo Wang, 2008, “An empirical study of key
success factors for Six Sigma Green Belt projects at an Asian MRO company”, Journal of Air
Transport Management ,14. 263– 269.
Alizadeh, S. (2010). The main factors of success in implementing Lean of six Sigma.
Iranian Journal of the rubber industry. 57. 77-84.
2. Anbari, F. T. and Kwak, Y.H. (2004). Success Factors in Managing Six Sigma Projects,”
Proceedings of PMI Research Conference [CD], London, UK, Project Management Institute.
3. Antony, J. (2004), “Six sigma in the UK service organizations: results from a pilot survey”,
Managerial Auditing Journal, 19 )8(,1006-1013.
4. Antony, J. and Banuelas, R. (2002). Key ingredients for the effective implementation of a
Six Sigma program”, Measuring Business Excellence. 6(4), 20-7.
5. Brey fogle F.W. (1999). Implementing Lean Six sigma: Smarter solutions- Using
Statistical Methods, Wiley, New York.
6. Chakrabarty A. & Tan K. C. (2007). A Survey on Six Sigma Implementation in Singapore
Service Industries”, Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE IEEM, Singapore.
7. Farsyjany, Hassan. (2012). World class manufacturing methods and operations. Printing,
publishing samt, Tehran.
8. Forest, B., & James, K. (2005). Six Sigma Management. Translated Rambod baran dost,
six Sigma Management, published by Tehran Termeh.
9. Ghasemi, V. (2010). Structural equation modeling in social research using Amos Graphics.
Sociologists Publications, Tehran.
10. George, M., Rowlands. D., & Kastle, B. (2004). What is Lean Six Sigma? McGraw-Hill.
11. Green, F., E. (1989). When Just-In –Time Breaks Down on the Line”. Industrial
Management, No. January- February, 9-26.
12. Hall R. (2003). Knowledge Management in the New Business Environment, Acirrt,
University of Sydney, Sydney.
13. Hall, R. (1990), World Class Manufacturing, Industry week, 2, 36-46.
14. Huang, P. (1991) World class manufacturing in 1990s integrating JIT, TQC, FA, and
TPM with worker participation, modern production concept theory and application. Springer,
Berlin Heidelberg New York 491–507.
15.Jiju Antony & Ricardo Banuelas. (2002). Key ingredients for the effective implementation
of Six Sigma program, Measuring Business Excellence, 6 (4), 20 – 27.
16. Karbasyan, M., & Ahmadi, H. (2006). Six Sigma and quality costs, publications, Arkan
Danesh.
17. Kondo, Y. (1997). The hoshinKanri Japanese way of strategic management. Proceeding
of the 41st Congress, European Organization for quality, Trondheim, 50- 241.
18. Murugesan. T. K., Senthil Kumar. B, Saravana & Kumar, M. (2012). Competitive
Advantage of World Class Manufacturing System (WCMS). A Study of Manufacturing
Companies in South India. European Journal of Social Sciences, 29 (2), 295-311.
19. Rezai, Kamran, & Nemtyan, Hamed .(2006). applying Six Sigma and Lean methodology
to integrate .the first International Conference of six Sigma. Tehran.
20. Rubrich, L., & Watson, M. (2004). Implementing World Class Manufacturing, Second
Edition (Includes Lean Enterprise).
21. Sandholm, L., & Sorquist, L. (2008). Twelve prerequisite for the success of Six Sigma.
Translators: Muhammad Hassan Hosseini and Sajjad Anzab Zad, Journal of Six Sigma Iran,
3(13), 30 -32.
22. Schonemberger, R. (1987). “World Class manufacturing casebook”, Implementing. JIT
and TQC, MacMillan, New York, NY
23. Shahin, A & Ahmadi, Hamed. 2008, Lean Six Sigma principles and techniques,
publications, arkan danesh
24. Sujar Y., Balachandran P. and Ramasamy N. (2008), “Six Sigma and the level of quality
characteristics – A study on Indian Software Industries”, AIMS International Journal of
Management, 2( 1).17-27
25. Thomas A. & Barton R. & Chuke-okafor Ch., 2009, “Applying lean six sigma in a small
engineering company- a model for change”, Journal of manufacturing technology
management, 20(1).113-129.
26. Ying-Chin Ho, Ou-Chuan Chang, Wen-Bo Wang, 2008, “An empirical study of key
success factors for Six Sigma Green Belt projects at an Asian MRO company”, Journal of Air
Transport Management ,14. 263– 269.
