This study aims at highlighting the current knowledge, practices and effects of collaborative and concurrent new product development processes in the framework of the Portuguese plastic processing industry. By means of a case study approach, the conditioning factors affecting the strategic collaborations among firms are systemized. Mutual dependence, trust, and extensive information sharing wer...

Although Lean management has been implemented by Vietnamese small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) for more than ten years, the success rate as well as the sustainable effectiveness achieved by these firms remains limited. As revealed by the survey, the current model of implementation mainly focuses on Lean management tools such as 5S, Kaizen (continuous improvement) and Mieruka (visual mana...

BACKGROUND Correctional Officers (COs) have among the highest injury rates and poorest health of all the public safety occupations. The HITEC-2 (Health Improvement Through Employee Control-2) study uses Participatory Action Research (PAR) to design and implement interventions to improve health and safety of COs. METHOD HITEC-2 compared two different types of participatory program, a CO-only "...

The importance of lean manufacturing concepts has been discussed many times over the few decades. most important elements in practices are value stream mapping (VSM), Kaizen events, load leveling (heijunka), etc. In this case study, a real-world clock assembly simulation used to study performance improvement terms production flow and lead time after introducing concepts. each round simulation, ...

Green manufacturing encompasses eco-friendly, energyefficient manufacturing processes and resource preservation practices to make green products and services. Focus of lean systems is on creating efficient manufacturing through wastage reduction. It consists of many best practices for efficient and effective utilization of resources. Lean practices include quality circle, kaizen, Total Quality ...

The purpose of this study was to clarify the characteristic of workloads on human care worker with the introduction of IT system, and suggested the support measures for KAIZEN in Japan. The investigation method is workflow line and hearing with a focus on work observation. The objects were 8 human care workers of the acute hospital that introduced an electronic system. By the introduction of th...

Quality management is becoming more and more important for the manufacturing as well as the service industry. In the last couple of years manifold approaches for quality management have been developed such as Six Sigma, Total Quality Management (TQM), Lean Management or KAIZEN for example. The increasing variety of quality management methods leads to challenges for quality managers since enterp...