The Current Paradigms and Methodologies of Continuous Improvement
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Data de Publicação: | 2016 |
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Título da fonte: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
Texto Completo: | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/6115 |
Resumo: | The purpose of this study is to present a complete overview of continuous improvement, which justifies its supreme importance to present-day organizations. A case is made why organizations should strive to improve continuously. By analyzing the history and evolution of quality and continuous improvement in specific, it becomes clearer how its concept developed and how today's most popular paradigms and methodologies came to be. Times of economic crisis triggered revolutions in this field and many organizations recovered and rose to the top thanks to their continuous improvement efforts. These paradigms and methodologies — namely Lean, Six Sigma, Theory of Constraints and Lean Six Sigma — are then dissected in order to understand what they consist of, their methods and tools, and their strengths and weaknesses. Through the comparison of the first three methodologies mentioned above, it is shown that neither can be classified as the best. All are effective, but it is up to the organization to find which better suits its strategy and needs. Lean Six Sigma, on the other hand, integrates two methodologies and thus has the potential to provide greater benefits for organizations, although it must still develop further toward an effective integration model. In similar fashion, other hybrid methodologies show signs of potential and therefore are believed to be the future of continuous improvement. A secondary purpose of this dissertation is to identify universal principles common to all continuous improvement paradigms and methodologies. These are rules or "commandments" that hold true for every organization and must be followed if a continuous improvement initiative is to be successful. |
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The Current Paradigms and Methodologies of Continuous ImprovementCommandments for Successful ImplementationLeanLean Seis SigmaMelhoria ContínuaQualidadeSeis SigmaTeoria das RestriçõesDomínio/Área Científica::Engenharia e Tecnologia::Gestão IndustrialThe purpose of this study is to present a complete overview of continuous improvement, which justifies its supreme importance to present-day organizations. A case is made why organizations should strive to improve continuously. By analyzing the history and evolution of quality and continuous improvement in specific, it becomes clearer how its concept developed and how today's most popular paradigms and methodologies came to be. Times of economic crisis triggered revolutions in this field and many organizations recovered and rose to the top thanks to their continuous improvement efforts. These paradigms and methodologies — namely Lean, Six Sigma, Theory of Constraints and Lean Six Sigma — are then dissected in order to understand what they consist of, their methods and tools, and their strengths and weaknesses. Through the comparison of the first three methodologies mentioned above, it is shown that neither can be classified as the best. All are effective, but it is up to the organization to find which better suits its strategy and needs. Lean Six Sigma, on the other hand, integrates two methodologies and thus has the potential to provide greater benefits for organizations, although it must still develop further toward an effective integration model. In similar fashion, other hybrid methodologies show signs of potential and therefore are believed to be the future of continuous improvement. A secondary purpose of this dissertation is to identify universal principles common to all continuous improvement paradigms and methodologies. These are rules or "commandments" that hold true for every organization and must be followed if a continuous improvement initiative is to be successful.O objectivo deste estudo é apresentar uma visão completa da melhoria contínua, que justifique a sua importância suprema para as organizações da actualidade. É defendida a ideia de que as organizações devem esforçar-se para melhorar continuamente e explicado o porquê. Ao analisar a história e a evolução da qualidade e da melhoria contínua em específico, tornase mais claro como o conceito se desenvolveu e como se vieram a criar os paradigmas e as metodologias mais populares dos dias de hoje. Épocas de crise económica desencadearam revoluções neste campo e muitas foram as organizações que recuperaram e ascenderam ao topo graças aos seus esforços de melhoria contínua. Estes paradigmas e metodologias - nomeadamente, Lean, Seis Sigma, Teoria das Restrições e Lean Seis Sigma - são dissecados em seguida, a fim de entender em que consistem, quais os seus métodos e ferramentas, e quais os seus pontos fortes e fracos. Através da comparação das primeiras três metodologias mencionadas, é demonstrado que nenhuma delas pode ser classificada como sendo a melhor. Todas são eficazes, mas cabe a cada organização descobrir qual a que melhor se adequa à sua estratégia e necessidades. O Lean Seis Sigma, por outro lado, integra duas metodologias e, portanto, tem potencial para proporcionar maiores benefícios às organizações, embora ainda tenha de se desenvolver no sentido de criar um modelo de integração eficaz. De modo semelhante, outras metodologias híbridas dão sinais de potencial e por isso se acredita que sejam o futuro da melhoria contínua. Um objectivo secundário deste trabalho é a identificação de princípios universais que sejam comuns a todos os paradigmas e metodologias de melhoria contínua. Tratam-se de regras ou "mandamentos" que permanecem verdadeiros para qualquer organização e que devem ser seguidos para que as iniciativas de melhoria contínua sejam bem sucedidas.Matias, João Carlos OliveirauBibliorumFilipe, João Nuno Oliveira2018-09-04T15:12:14Z2016-6-62016-07-142016-07-14T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/6115TID:201772787enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-12-15T09:44:24Zoai:ubibliorum.ubi.pt:10400.6/6115Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T00:46:54.824484Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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The Current Paradigms and Methodologies of Continuous Improvement Commandments for Successful Implementation |
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The Current Paradigms and Methodologies of Continuous Improvement |
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The Current Paradigms and Methodologies of Continuous Improvement Filipe, João Nuno Oliveira Lean Lean Seis Sigma Melhoria Contínua Qualidade Seis Sigma Teoria das Restrições Domínio/Área Científica::Engenharia e Tecnologia::Gestão Industrial |
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The Current Paradigms and Methodologies of Continuous Improvement |
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The Current Paradigms and Methodologies of Continuous Improvement |
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The Current Paradigms and Methodologies of Continuous Improvement |
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The Current Paradigms and Methodologies of Continuous Improvement |
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The Current Paradigms and Methodologies of Continuous Improvement |
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Filipe, João Nuno Oliveira |
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Filipe, João Nuno Oliveira |
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Matias, João Carlos Oliveira uBibliorum |
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Filipe, João Nuno Oliveira |
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Lean Lean Seis Sigma Melhoria Contínua Qualidade Seis Sigma Teoria das Restrições Domínio/Área Científica::Engenharia e Tecnologia::Gestão Industrial |
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Lean Lean Seis Sigma Melhoria Contínua Qualidade Seis Sigma Teoria das Restrições Domínio/Área Científica::Engenharia e Tecnologia::Gestão Industrial |
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The purpose of this study is to present a complete overview of continuous improvement, which justifies its supreme importance to present-day organizations. A case is made why organizations should strive to improve continuously. By analyzing the history and evolution of quality and continuous improvement in specific, it becomes clearer how its concept developed and how today's most popular paradigms and methodologies came to be. Times of economic crisis triggered revolutions in this field and many organizations recovered and rose to the top thanks to their continuous improvement efforts. These paradigms and methodologies — namely Lean, Six Sigma, Theory of Constraints and Lean Six Sigma — are then dissected in order to understand what they consist of, their methods and tools, and their strengths and weaknesses. Through the comparison of the first three methodologies mentioned above, it is shown that neither can be classified as the best. All are effective, but it is up to the organization to find which better suits its strategy and needs. Lean Six Sigma, on the other hand, integrates two methodologies and thus has the potential to provide greater benefits for organizations, although it must still develop further toward an effective integration model. In similar fashion, other hybrid methodologies show signs of potential and therefore are believed to be the future of continuous improvement. A secondary purpose of this dissertation is to identify universal principles common to all continuous improvement paradigms and methodologies. These are rules or "commandments" that hold true for every organization and must be followed if a continuous improvement initiative is to be successful. |
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