The influence of lean six sigma and Kaizen to reduce defect products in automotive industry / Razmah Mahmod, Faizah Mashahadi and Nur Amirah Ashari

Mahmod, Razmah and Mashahadi, Faizah and Ashari, Nur Amirah (2017) The influence of lean six sigma and Kaizen to reduce defect products in automotive industry / Razmah Mahmod, Faizah Mashahadi and Nur Amirah Ashari. Journal of Emerging Economies & Islamic Research, 5 (4). pp. 1-10. ISSN 2289-2559

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to measure the influence of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and Continuous Improvement (KAIZEN) to reduce the defect products in practising Quality Management System (QMS) for the automotive industry. Data were obtained from questionnaires which has been returned from 78 respondents among production operators in assembly section. The data has been analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Result shown that Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and Continuous Improvement (KAIZEN) have positive influence for solving the problem of defect products. The findings of this study will help the industry for giving serious enforcement and attention for these two methods in reducing the defect products thus will reduce the scrap management cost.
This study contributes to the advancement of knowledge on methods to reduce defect products for automotive industry.

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Mahmod, Razmah
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Mashahadi, Faizah
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Ashari, Nur Amirah
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Subjects: T Technology > TS Manufactures > Production management. Operations management
T Technology > TS Manufactures > Production management. Operations management > Control of production systems
T Technology > TS Manufactures > Production management. Operations management > Control of production systems > Quality control. Standards
T Technology > TS Manufactures > Production management. Operations management > Control of production systems > Quality control. Standards > ISO 9000 Series Standards
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor > Puncak Alam Campus > Faculty of Business and Management
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Emerging Economies & Islamic Research
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > Journal of Emerging Economies and Islamic Research (JEEIR)
ISSN: 2289-2559
Volume: 5
Number: 4
Page Range: pp. 1-10
Keywords: Lean six sigma, Kaizen, Quality management system, Defect products
Date: December 2017
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/32243
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