The relationships among JIT, TQM and production operations performance

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 1015-1039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhixiang Chen
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Just In Time ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Operations Performance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships among just-in-time (JIT), total quality management (TQM) and production operations performance (POP) based on the survey data from Chinese manufacturing firms, provide managerial implications of effectively implementing JIT and TQM for firms in developing countries. Design/methodology/approach – Questionnaires were collected from 173 Chinese manufacturing firms. Three hypotheses on the relationships among JIT, TQM and POP were first established based on literature review. Empirical study method of structural equation modeling using SPSS and AMOS as data processing tools is employed to test the hypotheses. Findings – The results show that, on one hand, JIT positively influences TQM and POP; on the other hand, although TQM also has positive relationship with POP, the relationship is not significant at a given significant level. Meanwhile, the author survey also shows that JIT and TQM have complementary relationship, i.e., JIT and TQM can benefit each other in a firm. Practical implications – TQM is a base of implementing JIT, it is valuable to concurrently implement JIT and TQM in manufacturing firms in order to improve the POP. Originality/value – It is believed that this research reveals new insights about the JIT and TQM implementation in Chinese manufacturing firms; it has practice value for firms to improve the implementation performance of JIT and TQM.

Lean bundles and configurations: a fsQCA approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 513-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ambra Galeazzo ◽  
Andrea Furlan
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Just In Time ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine whether there are different configurations of lean bundles leading to successful (bad) financial performance and to explore how the complementarities and substitutions between lean bundles shape these configurations. Design/methodology/approach A fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) was performed on 19 manufacturing firms. Data on financial performance (return-on-asset and growth rate) were retrieved from the AIDA database and data on the lean bundles of just-in-time, total quality management, total preventive maintenance and human resource management were collected via surveys conducted in all the plants belonging to the sampled firms. Findings None of the lean bundles is able to explain alone the firm’s successful financial performance. Lean bundles always have to be complemented by other lean bundles. There are different, equifinal configurations of lean bundles leading to successful (bad) financial performance. Configurations characterized by low implementation of lean bundles are related to bad financial performance. Practical implications By finding different configurations of lean bundles associated with successful and bad financial performance, this study informs operations managers on the most effective investments concerning the implementation of lean manufacturing. Originality/value This study extends literature on complementarities in lean manufacturing literature. It also bridges together apparently contradictory research on the relationship between lean manufacturing and financial performance. Finally, the study demonstrates that lean bundles have different roles in reaching successful and bad financial performance.

The relationships between TQM, TPM, JIT and agile manufacturing: an empirical study in industrial companies

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meriem Khalfallah ◽  
Lassaad Lakhal
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Agile Manufacturing ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Just In Time ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Industrial Companies ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThis empirical study aims to explore the relationship between Total quality management (TQM), Total productive/preventive maintenance (TPM) and Just-in time (JIT). It also seeks to examine the relationship between Just-in time (JIT) and agile manufacturing.Design/methodology/approachData for the study were collected from a survey of 205 industrial companies and the relationships proposed in the framework were tested using structural equation modeling.FindingsThe results indicate that (1) TPM has a positive impact on TQM and JIT, (2) TQM has a positive effect on JIT and (3) JIT has a direct positive relationship with agile manufacturing. In addition, the results reveal an indirect effect of TPM and TQM on agile manufacturing through JIT.Research limitations/implicationsThe conceptual model proposed and tested in this study can be used by researchers for developing Lean manufacturing practices (TQM, TPM and JIT) and agile manufacturing theory. In addition, this model shows to practitioners the importance of integrating TQM, TPM and JIT in manufacturing firms. In other words, this study shows practitioners how firms can support their agile manufacturing system.Originality/valueThis research presents an innovative approach since it examines simultaneously the interdependencies between TQM, TPM and JIT and their direct and indirect link with agile manufacturing using structural equation modeling.

A study of goal frames shaping pro-environmental behaviour in university students

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 1291-1310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arpita Chakraborty ◽  
Manvendra Pratap Singh ◽  
Mousumi Roy
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Environmental Practices ◽  
Environmental Behaviour ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Goal Framing ◽  
Education In India ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of university in shaping pro-environmental behaviour in students. Design/methodology/approach The paper used goal-framing theory to investigate the relationship between goals and pro-environmental behaviour by comparing the responses of entry- and exit-level students. Structural equation modeling, one-way analysis of variance and other standard statistical analysis have been used to analyse the data collected through questionnaire survey in a central university offering technical education in India. Findings Pro-environmental intention in students increases with a strong normative goal. The direct and indirect effects indicate hedonic goal and gain goal via normative goal leads to better pro-environmental behaviour. Higher values for normative goal in exit-level students substantiates the role of university. Practical implications The paper provides scope to improvise and incorporate environmental practices into the habits of the students by aligning their goals and university dimensions including curriculum, campus operations, research and outreach activities. Originality/value The results make an important contribution in establishing a sustained green culture by offering a new university paradigm.

scholarly journals Impacts of dynamic managerial capability and international opportunity identification on firm performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 339-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Imtiaz Mostafiz ◽  
Murali Sambasivan ◽  
See Kwong Goh
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Opportunity Identification ◽  
Developed Country ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Export Manufacturing

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the antecedents and outcomes of international opportunity identification (IOI) in export-manufacturing firms. The fundamental question addressed in this research is: How does dynamic managerial capability (DMC) of entrepreneurs contribute to IOI and success of the firms? Design/methodology/approach The research model was tested through structural equation modeling among the readymade garment manufacturing firms in the least developed country, Bangladesh. A survey was conducted with a random sampling approach and responses were collected from 390 firms. Findings The salient findings are: DMC has direct and indirect impacts through IOI on financial and non-financial performance; IOI mediates the relationship between managerial social capital and non-financial performance and between managerial cognition and non-financial performance; IOI has a negative relationship with the financial performance of the firms; and scope of accelerated internationalization positively moderates the relationship between IOI and financial performance of firms. Originality/value This paper notably shows that DMC of export-manufacturing entrepreneurs leads to the identification of the right kind of opportunities, which, in turn, generate better performance. It is advantageous for this type of firm to operate a business in multiple countries.

The effects of ethical climates on trust in supervisor and trust in organization in a Polish context

2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aditya Simha ◽  
Agata Stachowicz-Stanusch
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Ethical Climate ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Ethical Climates ◽  
Managerial Employees ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the effects of ethical climate types on two components of organizational trust, i.e. trust in supervisor and trust in organization. Design/methodology/approach – A sample of 178 managerial employees from seven hospitals in Poland was used to investigate the specific relationships between ethical climates (i.e. egoistic, benevolent, and principled) and trust in supervisor and trust in organization. Structural equation modeling was used to explore the relationship between ethical climates and the two trust components. Findings – It was found that egoistic climates were negatively associated with trust in organization and trust in supervisor, whereas benevolent climates were positively associated with trust in supervisor and trust in organization. No support was obtained for any sort of association between principled climates and either of the two trust components. Research limitations/implications – Future research should examine the role of trust as a mediating variable in the relationship between ethical climates and variables such as commitment or productivity or satisfaction. Future research should also examine different national and work contexts to test out these relationships. Practical implications – Managers and organizations should try and establish benevolent ethical climates as opposed to egoistic ones, in order to bolster levels of trust among their employees. Originality/value – The findings of this paper are unique and original because this is the first study to suggest a relationship between ethical climate types and the two trust components. The value of this study is that it provides managers and organizations with a way by which they could potentially increase levels of trust among their employees.

A cross-national study on restaurant attributes between Korea and China

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seong-Soo Cha ◽  
Cheol Park ◽  
Xiaowu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
National Study ◽  
Hedonic Consumption ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Functional Attributes ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose IThis study aims to investigate the effects of the consumption motivations of restaurant customers on their perception of the importance of experiential and functional restaurant attributes. Design/methodology/approach A total of 330 questionnaires were issued in China (168) and Korea (162). The resulting data were analyzed using SPSS 22.0 to verify the reliability and validity of the measured variables. Structural equation modeling was used to test the hypotheses of the study. Findings The results showed that customers with hedonic consumption motivation were more sensitive to the experiential attributes than to the functional attributes of a restaurant. In addition, those customers with utilitarian consumption motivation were more influenced by functional attributes than by experiential attributes. However, these relationships differed between China and Korea. In China, the consumers’ hedonic motivation had a stronger relationship with functional restaurant attributes, which reflects a culture that emphasizes pragmatism. Originality/value This study analyzed the relationship between the motives to eat at a restaurant and the evaluation of restaurant attributes and how this differed between China and Korea, while suggesting practical implications.

Contractual completeness as a cornerstone to stakeholder management in public private partnership projects in Uganda

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 469-484
Author(s):  
Rogers Mwesigwa ◽  
Ruth Nabwami ◽  
Joseph Mayengo ◽  
Gonzaga Basulira
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Stakeholder Management ◽  
Public Private Partnership ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Private Partnership ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Binding Force ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine whether contractual completeness is a cornerstone to stakeholder management in Public–Private Partnership (PPP) projects in Uganda.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopted a cross-sectional and quantitative approach. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire survey from a sample of 103 PPP projects in Uganda. Partial Least squares structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data.FindingsThe study found that contractual completeness dimensions (contractual obligatoriness, contingency adaptability, issue inclusiveness, term specificity) are all significantly and positively associated with stakeholder management in PPP projects in Uganda.Originality/valueThis paper is one of the few studies on stakeholder management in PPP projects from a developing country’s perspective, thus contributing to scanty literature on how to manage stakeholders in PPP projects.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper is limited to the relationship between contract completeness dimensions and stakeholder management in PPP projects in Uganda. Future studies should be conducted on other factors that affect stakeholder management in PPP projects in Uganda.Practical implicationsOur results imply that when all the relevant issues are included in the contract, contract terms are explicitly stipulated, all the unanticipated changes are described and when all the parties involved are restrained by a binding force of a contract, conflicts and opportunism reduces and stakeholders concerns are addressed.

Determinants of brand resurrection movements

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (11/12) ◽  
pp. 1896-1917 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arezoo Davari ◽  
Pramod Iyer ◽  
Francisco Guzmán
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Product Category ◽  
Consumer Participation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Managerial Perspective

Purpose There is a growing trend of brand resurrections that are driven by consumer power. Millennials play a critical role in initiating most of these brand resurrection movements using social media. This study aims to explore the factors that drive consumers’ participation in brand resurrection movements – an outcome of brand cocreation. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected using self-administered survey. This study uses the partial least squares-structural equation modeling to empirically examine the factors that motivate consumers to participate in brand resurrection movements. Findings The results indicate that consumers’ beliefs about the functional and value-expressive utilities, and their judgments of the perceived brand superiority of the defunct brand are significantly associated with brand resurrection movements. Nostalgia moderates the relationship between social-adjustive utility and brand resurrection movement, which shows that consumers’ social-adjustive utility becomes relevant when triggered with a strong sense of the past. Research limitations/implications From a theoretical perspective, this study contributes to literature on reviving defunct brands. This study also identifies additional factors that determine the success of brands that are being relaunched. Practical implications From a managerial perspective, the study provides insights into when and how organizations can consider bringing back defunct brands. Future studies should introduce additional variables to the model such as product category involvement that may be associated with consumers’ willingness to bring back defunct brands. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first of its kind that empirically examines the motivations behind consumer participation in bringing back defunct brands. The importance of this study is highlighted in the fact that several defunct brands are being revived by organizations due to consumer-brand co-creation movements.

scholarly journals The mediating role of total quality management between the entrepreneurial orientation and the organizational performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Saleh Al-Dhaafri ◽  
Abdullah Kaid Al-Swidi ◽  
Rushami Zien Bin Yusoff
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the joint effect of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and total quality management (TQM) on the organizational performance. In addition, this study aimed to examine the ability of TQM to transmit the effect of EO on the organizational performance. Design/methodology/approach – To examine the hypothesized model of the study, the survey questionnaire research design was employed. The data were collected from Dubai police department. The total number of questionnaires distributed was 320 out of which only 111 usable questionnaires were returned. The structural equation modeling partial least squares approach was used. Findings – The statistical results confirmed the effect of EO and TQM on the organizational performance. In addition, TQM was found to partially mediate the effect of EO on organizational performance. Practical implications – Further details and valuable implications of this study were discussed throughout the study. The results of this study have many practical implications. The results will help managers to make the proper decisions when deciding to implement TQM in their organizations. TQM can help managers with strong EO to achieve maximum performance in organizations and to remain competitive in the market. Originality/value – This study is a rare and unique empirical study that examines the effect of EO on TQM and the mediating effect of TQM on the EO-performance relationship.

Assessing indicators of motivation for learning in a TQM class

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 412-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Godson Ayertei Tetteh
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Learning Outcome ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Latent Constructs ◽  
Motivation For Learning ◽  
Management Students ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The average mark in the mid-semester examination of a group of total quality management students turned out to be 52 percent with a SD of 11 percent. They are to score a minimum of 60 percent to enable them graduate with a diploma. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the vital Xs or variables that will help improve a student’s score from 52 to 60 percent. Design/methodology/approach – The main objective of the study is to relate variables that will improve the learning outcome, hence the author chose a structural equation modeling using 15 latent constructs (Pintrich et al., 1991) to identify the vital Xs. Findings – Results show that students study time, learning motive, and learning strategy will have significant effect on the learning outcome. Research limitations/implications – This study is restricted to students in a particular university in Ghana, and may not necessarily be applicable universally. Practical implications – This study used the (Pintrich et al., 1991) Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire to gather information about student’s study habits, learning skills, and motivation for schoolwork. Students who participated in the study were provided with the necessary feedback to help improve on their examination scores. Originality/value – This study contributes to literature by examining how the attitude(s) of the student in the classroom has a significant effect on the learning outcome.

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