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<p>This study focused on how the ISO 9001:2008 standard has influenced organisational Lean Six Sigma (LSS) implementation success. Data were collected through a survey, followed by interviews with the quality managers/representatives of 85 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the textile industry. Additionally, case studies on four of the textile SMEs were carried out to validate the results. Our analysis revealed that the main benefits of LSS, among others, are problem solving improvement, reduction of the quality problem, waste reduction, and increase of productivity. However, certified companies are aware of continuous improvements to tools, which ensures the continuity of improvements made by the LSS project and facilitates the integration of Lean Six Sigma tools, which can help to make better use of the Lean Six Sigma project. The type of article produced was also found to have a considerable effect on the success of the Lean Six Sigma project.</p>
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This study focused on how the ISO 9001:2008 standard has influenced organisational Lean Six Sigma (LSS) implementation success. Data were collected through a survey, followed by interviews with the quality managers/representatives of 85 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the textile industry. Additionally, case studies on four of the textile SMEs were carried out to validate the results. Our analysis revealed that the main benefits of LSS, among others, are problem solving improvement, reduction of the quality problem, waste reduction, and increase of productivity. However, certified companies are aware of continuous improvements to tools, which ensures the continuity of improvements made by the LSS project and facilitates the integration of Lean Six Sigma tools, which can help to make better use of the Lean Six Sigma project. The type of article produced was also found to have a considerable effect on the success of the Lean Six Sigma project.

Effect of ISO (9001) Certification and Article Type Produced on Lean Six Sigma Application Successes: a Case Study Within Textile Companies

School of Textile Science and Engineering

Higher Institute of Technical Studies of Ksar Hellal (ISET)

Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe

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This study focused on how the ISO 9001:2008 standard has influenced organisational Lean Six Sigma (LSS) implementation success. Data were collected through a...

Effect of ISO (9001) Certification and Article Type Produced on Lean Six Sigma Application Successes: a Case Study Within Textile Companies

Article Category: Research Article

Publicado en línea: 08 jun 2022

Páginas: 17 - 22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ftee-2022-0003

Palabras clave
Textile SMEs, ISO 9OO1 standard, Lean Six Sigma tools

© 2022 Abbes Nedra et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Effect of ISO (9001) Certification and Article Type Produced on Lean Six Sigma Application Successes: a Case Study Within Textile Companies

Article Category: Research Article

Publicado en línea: 08 jun 2022

Páginas: 17 - 22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ftee-2022-0003

Palabras claveTextile SMEs, ISO 9OO1 standard, Lean Six Sigma tools

© 2022 Abbes Nedra et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
Textile SMEs, ISO 9OO1 standard, Lean Six Sigma tools