Title :
Influencing Factors of Continuous Improvements and Tendency of Change
Author :
Yanjiang, Cheng ; Dan, Wang ; Lang, Xie
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Manage., Harbin Inst. of Technol.
Abstract :
Continuous improvement (CI) is an important means of establishing competitive advantages. Therefore, it is necessary that companies choose CI measures according to their competitive strategy. 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 importance of the influencing factors of CI activities. The influence of the external environment changes on CI is proved and issues to be considered in CI implementation are analyzed. The paper concludes by offering some suggestions on the implementation of CI activities
Keywords :
continuous improvement; environmental factors; management of change; organisational aspects; statistical analysis; strategic planning; Global Continuous Innovation Network; competitive strategy; continuous improvement; environmental change; quality management; structural equation models; Business process re-engineering; Companies; Continuous improvement; Equations; Manufacturing; Numerical analysis; Quality control; Quality management; Technological innovation; Technology management; Quality Management; Structural equation modeling (SEM); continuous improvement (CI);
Conference_Titel :
Management of Innovation and Technology, 2006 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore, China
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0147-X
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0148-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICMIT.2006.262259
