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AuthorLande, Manisha
AuthorSeth, Dinesh
AuthorShrivastava, Rakesh L.
Available date2020-08-18T08:34:15Z
Publication Date2019
Publication NameInternational Journal of Quality and Reliability Management
ResourceScopus
ISSN0265671X
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJQRM-05-2019-0166
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/15561
AbstractPurpose: One of the major challenges for developing countries is the lack of mechanisms for the evaluation of critical success factors (CSFs) of quality initiatives, which hampers the journey toward sustainability. Lean Six Sigma (LSS) has been one of the most widely used initiatives supporting quality improvement with wastes reduction and facilitating sustainability. To expedite LSS and its spread, it is important to evaluate key CSFs. Accordingly, the purpose of this paper is to provide an approach for the evaluation of LSS-CSFs for Indian small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach: The paper uses a graph theoretic approach and demonstrates the evaluation of LSS-CSFs by proposing an index. The development of index is illustrated using a set of seven prioritized CSFs based on the literature review paper (Lande et al., 2016). Findings: This study guides about the translation of CSFs in the form of an index (number) and will benefit both researchers and practitioners, who wish to study the role of key CSFs for implementation and audit requirements for sustainability. Research limitations/implications: Authors remain confined only to Indian SMEs. Originality/value: LSS possesses the potential to enhance the performance of manufacturing SMEs, but its evaluation is not easy. This attempt for offering a useful evaluation scheme involving CSFs, in the areas of LSS in developing country contexts, is the first. The approach also facilitates both quality audits and benchmarking between different sets of CSFs. The approach is generalizable and can be extended in other areas. - 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited.
Languageen
PublisherEmerald Group Publishing Ltd.
SubjectCritical success factors
Graph theory
Indian
Lean Six Sigma
Small and medium enterprises
TitleApplication of graph-theoretic approach for the evaluation of lean-six-sigma (LSS) critical-success-factors (CSFs) facilitating quality-audits in Indian small & medium enterprises (SMEs)
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