AbstractsEconomics

In search of continuous improvement implementation Tools

by Jie Ding




Institution: Högskolan i Gävle
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Year: 2009
Keywords: Continuous Improvement (CI); CI abilities; CI tools; Engineering and Technology; Mechanical Engineering; Other Mechanical Engineering; Teknik och teknologier; Maskinteknik; Annan maskinteknik; TECHNOLOGY; Industrial engineering and economy; Industrial organisation, administration and economics; TEKNIKVETENSKAP; Industriell teknik och ekonomi; Industriell organisation, administration och ekonomi; Industriell ekonomi – magisterprogram (sv eller eng); Management of logistics and innovation – master’s programme (one year) (swe or eng); Industriell ekonomi; Industrial engineering and management
Record ID: 1331502
Full text PDF: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-5740


Abstract

The overall purpose of this paper is to investigate the implementation of Continuous Improvement (CI) in companies from Sweden, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Australia and United Kingdom.This paper used the 2nd international CI survey to analyze CI behavior. The analysis was made by comparing the tools in clusters defined by different CI abilities.The major finding is that different CI tool usage depends on the different CI ability