Company size |
Small: 10 – 80 employeesMedium: 80 – 300 employees |
Company sector |
Technical article companiesKnitted article companiesDenim article companiesMixed article companies |
Certification standard |
ISO 9001Other |
LSS tools and methodologies implemented |
Installation of balancing production line; calculation of the cycle time; visual management; 5S; training; just in time; LSS Culture acceptance; Kanban; SMED (single minute exchange of die); VSM (Value Stream Mapping); TPM (total productive maintenance); Kaizen; VOC (voice of the customer); DMAIC (dene, measure, analyse, improve, control); FMEA (failure mode and effect analysis); PDCA (plan, do, check, act); Pareto; CTQ (critical to quality); Kano; Identification of bottlenecks. |
Critical success factors |
The involvement and commitment of top managementPerformance measurementCommunicationOrganisational cultureAvailability of resourcesTraining and educationOrganisational infrastructureProject selection and periodisationLinking LSS to HR reward systemLinking LSS to customer |
LSS tools improve ISO 9OO1? |
NoneMarginallySignificantlyA lot |
Main improvements with ISO 9001 certification, LSS tools and methods |
Reduction of quality problemCost reductionWaiting reductionWaste reductionIncrease of productivityImprovement of problem solving |