Offshoring

The changing economic and labor conditions have motivated firms to outsource professional services activities to skilled personnel in less expensive labor markets. This offshoring phenomenon is studied from a political, economic, technological and strategic perspective. Next, an analytical model is developed for achieving strategic advantage from offshoring based on global partnerships. The model studies the impact of offshoring with respect to the complexity and strategic nature of the tasks and presents a decision strategy for obtaining value through offshoring of increasingly complex tasks. The result is an integrated “24-hour knowledge factory” that is based on a sustainable global model rather than a short term fiscal model. This 24-hour paradigm embodies the shift-style workforce that evolved for the manufacturing sector during the Industrial Revolution and relies on a set of critical success factors in the current environment. A case example is provided from IBM to illustrate these underlying critical success factors.

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Offshoring

Outsourcing and Offshoring of Professional Services - Advances in Electronic Commerce ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-972-4.ch001 ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 1-23

Author(s):

Amar Gupta ◽

Satwik Seshasai ◽

Sourav Mukherji ◽

Auroop Ganguly

Keyword(s):

Critical Success Factors ◽

Success Factors ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Manufacturing Sector ◽

Professional Services ◽

Decision Strategy ◽

Labor Conditions ◽

Model Studies ◽

Critical Success ◽

Skilled Personnel

The changing economic and labor conditions have motivated firms to outsource professional services activities to skilled personnel in less expensive labor markets. This offshoring phenomenon is studied from a political, economic, technological and strategic perspective. Next, an analytical model is developed for achieving strategic advantage from offshoring based on global partnerships. The model studies the impact of offshoring with respect to the complexity and strategic nature of the tasks and presents a decision strategy for obtaining value through offshoring of increasingly complex tasks. The result is an integrated “24-Hour Knowledge Factory” that is based on a sustainable global model rather than a short term fiscal model. This 24-hour paradigm embodies the shift-style workforce that evolved for the manufacturing sector during the Industrial Revolution and relies on a set of critical success factors in the current environment. A case example is provided from IBM to illustrate these underlying critical success factors.

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A review on the identification of total productive maintenance critical success factors for effective implementation in the manufacturing sector

Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering ◽

10.1108/jqme-11-2020-0118 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Sudhir Chaurey ◽

Shyamkumar D. Kalpande ◽

R.C. Gupta ◽

Lalit K. Toke

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Critical Success Factors ◽

Success Factors ◽

Manufacturing Sector ◽

Successful Implementation ◽

Critical Factors ◽

Total Productive Maintenance ◽

Content Type ◽

Effective Implementation ◽

Critical Success

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to carry out the literature search on manufacturing organizations and total productive maintenance (TPM). This research aims at studying TPM attributes and barriers in line with the TPM framework for effective implementation of TPM. This study identifies the barriers in TPM implementation and the critical success factors (CSFs) for effective TPM implementation.Design/methodology/approachIn this manuscript, the study of TPM in the manufacturing sector has been considered a broad area of the research and emphasis on the TPM literature review, which primarily relates to the contribution of manufacturing sector and employment availability. Next sections covers TPM history, importance, justification, pillars, obstacles and TPM implementation procedure and models. Thereafter author identified the gaps in existing literature.FindingsThe existing literature shows that very few TPM implementation models are available for the manufacturing sector. The study also found that there is no systematically conducted large-scale empirical research which deals with TPM implementation. In order to bridge this gap, an investigation into the successful implementation of TPM in is truly needed. The finding of the literature shows that there is a need of TPM model specially developed for the manufacturing sector. The identified critical factors derived from the extensive literature review help to overcome the barriers for effective TPM implementation.Research limitations/implicationsThis review study is limited to Indian manufacturing industries. The identified TPM CSFs are based on the TPM pillars and their sub-factors. This cross-sectional study was based on the existing TPM model.Practical implicationsThis paper can increase the significance of TPM strategy, which could help managers of organizations to have a better understanding of the benefits of implementing TPM and therefore enable patient satisfaction within their organizations.Originality/valueThe literature review covers methodical identification of TPM barriers and critical factors for maintenance performance improvements. It allows the practitioners to apply these identified CSFs for TPM implementation to achieve an improvement in industrial performance and competitiveness.

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Knowledge Management and Ergonomics Implementation in Manufacturing Systems

Advances in Business Information Systems and Analytics - Knowledge Integration Strategies for Entrepreneurship and Sustainability ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-5115-7.ch010 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 188-213

Author(s):

Aide Aracely Maldonado-Macías ◽

Cesar Roberto Alferez-Padron ◽

Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz ◽

Liliana Avelar-Sosa

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Manufacturing Systems ◽

Critical Success Factors ◽

Manufacturing Industry ◽

Success Factors ◽

Planning Process ◽

Manufacturing Sector ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Ciudad Juarez ◽

Critical Success

This chapter presents a knowledge management and Ergonomics implementation in manufacturing systems, through the development and validation of a critical success factors questionnaire. The instrument developed measures the frequency of inclusion of critical success factors for the implementation of Ergonomics and its benefits, validated in the manufacturing industry. The frequency is based on a five-point Likert scale. So far, no instrument able to measure such factors has been found in the literature. The questionnaire comprises 73 questions presented in four main stages: planning, process startup stage, work improvement cycle and long-term development. In addition, it contains a section of benefits regarding health and safety, operational and quality of life at work. The instrument was validated through a pilot test involving 140 participants from seven companies in the manufacturing sector of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México, through the use of an intentional selective method.

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The relationship between critical success factors, internal control and safety performance in the Malaysian manufacturing sector

Safety Science ◽

10.1016/j.ssci.2018.01.002 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 104 ◽

pp. 179-188 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Chee Chong Hong ◽

T. Ramayah ◽

Chandrakantan Subramaniam

Keyword(s):

Internal Control ◽

Critical Success Factors ◽

Success Factors ◽

Manufacturing Sector ◽

Safety Performance ◽

Critical Success ◽

The Relationship

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Critical Success Factors Influencing Adoption and Use of E-government Services by SMEs in the Manufacturing Sector in Kenya

IARJSET ◽

10.17148/iarjset.2017.4604 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (6) ◽

pp. 16-24

Author(s):

Evans M. Mbeche ◽

George Okeyo ◽

Michael Kimwele

Keyword(s):

Critical Success Factors ◽

Success Factors ◽

Manufacturing Sector ◽

Government Services ◽

Critical Success ◽

Factors Influencing

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Knowledge Management and Ergonomics Implementation in Manufacturing Systems

10.4018/978-1-6684-2405-6.ch023 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 415-438

Author(s):

Aide Aracely Maldonado-Macías ◽

Cesar Roberto Alferez-Padron ◽

Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz ◽

Liliana Avelar-Sosa

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Manufacturing Systems ◽

Critical Success Factors ◽

Manufacturing Industry ◽

Success Factors ◽

Planning Process ◽

Manufacturing Sector ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Ciudad Juarez ◽

Critical Success

This chapter presents a knowledge management and Ergonomics implementation in manufacturing systems, through the development and validation of a critical success factors questionnaire. The instrument developed measures the frequency of inclusion of critical success factors for the implementation of Ergonomics and its benefits, validated in the manufacturing industry. The frequency is based on a five-point Likert scale. So far, no instrument able to measure such factors has been found in the literature. The questionnaire comprises 73 questions presented in four main stages: planning, process startup stage, work improvement cycle and long-term development. In addition, it contains a section of benefits regarding health and safety, operational and quality of life at work. The instrument was validated through a pilot test involving 140 participants from seven companies in the manufacturing sector of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México, through the use of an intentional selective method.

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Critical Success Factors in the Transition Processes to Industry 4.0 Projects

Agile Approaches for Successfully Managing and Executing Projects in the Fourth Industrial Revolution - Advances in Logistics, Operations, and Management Science ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-7865-9.ch014 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 267-278

Author(s):

Gulin Idil S. Bolatan ◽

Sıtkı Gözlü

Keyword(s):

Industry 4.0 ◽

Critical Success Factors ◽

Success Factors ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

New Technologies ◽

Success Factor ◽

Literature Study ◽

Transition Processes ◽

Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽

Critical Success

In today's competitive industrial world, sustainability and competitive advantage of companies depend mostly on their capability of adaptation to changing business requirements. The Fourth Industrial Revolution, driving from the progress in new technologies has been profoundly changing the dynamics of most industries. Hence, companies are getting prepared to move from the Third Industrial Revolution to the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The purpose of this research is to define critical success factors in the transition processes to Industry 4.0 projects. It is important for the effectiveness of the transition process to Industry 4.0. In this study, a literature study was conducted to identify the critical success factors in the transition processes of Industry 4.0. and, the survey instrument, a questionnaire form, was designed. The results of this research show that big data management is the most important success factor of Industry 4.0.

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Role of Critical Success factors (CSF) in the implementation of Six Sigma in hospitals: A preliminary study in Pakistan

Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management ◽

10.24083/apjhm.v15i1.333 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 5-13

Author(s):

Muzna Abid ◽

Osama Majeed Butt ◽

Quratul Ann ◽

Bushra Rashid ◽

Nanthini Sri Devi

Keyword(s):

Six Sigma ◽

Critical Success Factors ◽

Success Factors ◽

Manufacturing Sector ◽

Primary Data ◽

Quality Initiatives ◽

Public And Private ◽

Critical Success ◽

Preliminary Study ◽

Public And Private Hospitals

Six sigma can enable us to determine the possible solutions to most of the problems which are being faced by the healthcare system of Pakistan. Six sigma is a viable way to make healthcare rapid and proficient. It is already being successfully utilized around the globe in service as well as the manufacturing sector. This research is a preliminary study; conducted, in an attempt, to highlight the issues in healthcare like scarcity of medicines, the inefficiency of medical staff, insufficient beds and low doctor/patient ratio in hospitals of Pakistan. A proposal is proposed for a viable solution in the form of six-sigma. For this study, six-sigma identifies the potential issue by involving all employees of the targeted sectors. The collection of primary data was done from employees at quality departments in hospitals and via survey. The importance of critical success factors in the public and private hospitals of Pakistan was determined by the aforementioned survey. Critical analysis pointed out that most of the employees were unaware of the quality initiatives and six-sigma.

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Critical Success Factors for Supplier Development and Buyer Supplier Relationship

Operations and Service Management ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-3909-4.ch069 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 1512-1535

Author(s):

Joshi P. Sarang ◽

H V Bhasin ◽

Rakesh Verma ◽

Manoj Govind Kharat

Keyword(s):

Critical Success Factors ◽

Success Factors ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Manufacturing Sector ◽

Supplier Development ◽

Competitive Advantages ◽

Critical Success ◽

Spss Software ◽

Item Scale ◽

Supplier Relationship

Development of supplier base is becoming mandatory for buyers, as it is not possible to manufacture all components in house, or to search new supplier every time. It is recommended that supplier base of buyer should be self-efficient and developed one to achieve competitive advantages. This development of supplier can be achieved by applying different supplier development practices and buyer supplier relationship practices as per the requirement. In this article, Exploratory Factor analysis (EFA) is applied for grouping the critical success factors with their items by using SPSS software. 6 factors viz., Drivers for Supplier Development Practices, Supplier Development Practices, Buyer supplier Relationship Practices, Buyer supplier Relationship Improvement, Competitive Advantages and Profitability were formed with their respective items. The multi-item scale shows strong evidence of reliability as well as convergent, discriminant validity in a sample. EFA and Reliability Analysis were applied on data for validation of instrument. Data from 87 respondents working in manufacturing sector were used for analysis.

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