Title :
Empirical Study of Influencing Factors of Continuous Improvements
Author :
Yan-Jiang, Chen ; Lang, Xie ; Wang Xiao-na
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Manage., Harbin Inst. of Technol.
Abstract :
The continuous improvement activity is one of the fundamental management activities in enterprises. However, the actual selection of CI measures is influenced by many factors. This paper makes an empirical study about the influencing factors of CI using 2003 data of the global continuous innovation network. Structural equation models (SEM) are used to analyze the influence of inner and outer factors on CI. The factors that have strong influence on CI are equated and issues to be considered in CI implementation are analyzed. The paper concludes by offering some suggestions on the implementation of CI activities
Keywords :
business data processing; continuous improvement; total quality management; continuous improvement activity; enterprise management activity; global continuous innovation network; quality management; structural equation model; Business process re-engineering; Companies; Continuous improvement; Equations; Numerical analysis; Quality management; Six sigma; Technological innovation; Technology management; Total quality management; Continuous improvement (CI); Quality management; Structural equation modeling (SEM);
Conference_Titel :
Management Science and Engineering, 2006. ICMSE '06. 2006 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lille
Print_ISBN :
7-5603-2355-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICMSE.2006.313966
