| Yazarlar (3) |
Arş. Gör. Sevtap ERDOĞAN
Türkiye |
Brian Bond
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Henry Quesada-Pineda
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| Özet |
| Kaizen events are used in business organizations to lower manufacturing costs and increase product value. However, little research has focused on measuring the effectiveness of Kaizen events as a continuous improvement tool. The goal of this article is to introduce an empirical tool to measure the effectiveness of Kaizen events on the basis of employees' perceptions of their knowledge of, barriers to, motivators for, drivers for, and effectiveness of Kaizen. The design of the tool included a questionnaire for the upper management and a questionnaire for production and nonproduction employees, and it was implemented in a wood products company located in the United States where Kaizen events had been conducted for several years. The interview with the Kaizen manager revealed critical aspects related to strategic issues, structure and support, and implementation of Kaizen events. The analysis of the … |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | FOREST PRODUCTS JOURNAL |
| Dergi ISSN | 0015-7473 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 01-2017 |
| Cilt No | 67 |
| Sayı | 3 |
| Sayfalar | 164 / 178 |
| Doi Numarası | 10.13073/FPJ-D-16-00044 |
| Makale Linki | http://dx.doi.org/10.13073/fpj-d-16-00044 |
| Atıf Sayıları | |
| WoS | 4 |
| Google Scholar | 15 |
