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The Culture Clash of AI Adoption in Lean Quality Management. Resolving the Tensions at Siemens Electronics Works Amberg

Information Systems Journal, Volume 36, Issue 3, Page 315-339, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) brings great potential for manufacturers, but clashes with the established culture due to the unexplainable and opaque nature of the solutions it provides. Having little experience in AI and machine learning (ML), most manufacturing leaders experience barriers implementing AI.
Benjamin van Giffen, Gunter Beitinger, Helmuth Ludwig, Bill Schiano, Konstantin Schmidt, Jan vom Brocke   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Timely Matters: Predictors of Delay in Oral Cavity Cancer Patients Across the Care Continuum

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, Volume 11, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective Limited literature focuses on delays in accessing head and neck cancer (HNC) care across the entire care continuum. This study aims to describe the time to care from symptom onset to treatment completion and identify predictors of delays for oral cavity cancer patients.
Nicholas Correia, Kennedy Johnson, Megan Durr, Barbara A. Grimes, Ann A. Lazar, Urmimala Sarkar, Patrick K. Ha, Laura Chen, Katherine C. Wai, Ilya Likhterov, Sue S. Yom, Jason W. Chan, Alain P. Algazi, Hyunseok Kang, William R. Ryan, Chase M. Heaton, Ivan El‐Sayed, Jonathan George, Mary Jue Xu   +18 more
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Market Orientation and Kaizen Readiness in the Automobile Dealership Context

Annals of Business Administrative Science, 2017
Based on the findings of Kosuge and Takahashi (2016) and existing literature, this paper hypothesized that market orientation leads to continuous improvement and tested this hypothesis using a measure of “kaizen readiness.” The results, based on ...
Ryusuke KOSUGE
doaj   +1 more source

An application for reduction of the non-value activities by Kaizen costing method in the Kentau Transformer Plant

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, 2020
Businesses that plan to protect and maintain their assets in increasingly competitive global environment focus on activities that do not create value and reduce the cost of these activities to produce high quality at low cost. Kaizen costing method plays
Dinmukhamed Kelesbayev, Hayrulla Kozhabayev, Gulmira Mombekova, Rima Yermankulova, Botakoz Dandayeva   +4 more
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A Natural Resource‐Based View of Circular Economy Practices in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Business Strategy and the Environment, Volume 35, Issue 3, Page 4587-4605, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Pharmaceutical industry is facing escalating environmental sustainability issues including gaseous emissions, waste generation, and excessive consumption of energy and non‐renewable materials. Nevertheless, the adoption of sustainable business models such as the circular economy (CE) is still in its infancy in this sector due to complex ...
Amna Farrukh, Muhammad Sohaib Sajjad
wiley   +1 more source

The path to operational excellence: Implementing Kaizen principles for competitive advantage. A multiple case study

Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management
Purpose: This study aims to examine the practical application of Kaizen philosophy and its relevance to strengthening organizational competitiveness in Colombian companies from different industrial sectors.
Luis Paipa, Arturo T. De Zan
doaj   +1 more source

Kaizen Costing sebagai Perbaikan Berkelanjutan untuk Meningkatkan Keunggulan Bersaing pada E-Commerce

Jurnal Kajian Akuntansi, 2019
This study aims to analyze the application of kaizen costing as a continuous improvement to improve the competitive advantage of e-commerce. Kaizen is widely applied to Japanese companies with the concepts of 3M (Muda, Mura, Muri) and 5S (Seiri, Seiton ...
Nurlaeli Aprilia Sahri, Novita Novita
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Teaching Model of Education Management through Google Classroom: The Trend of “The Kaizen Model”

Journal of Innovation in Educational and Cultural Research
The incorporation of technology in education, notably through platforms like Google Classroom, has prompted significant changes in teaching methods. This includes adopting the Kaizen philosophy, which prioritizes continual improvement through small steps.
Elihami Elihami, Ming Lin, Chang Biqing
doaj   +1 more source

The use of Lean Six-Sigma tools in the improvement of a manufacturing company – case study

Production Engineering Archives, 2020
Handicraft production is usually chaotic and difficult to monitor, since its products and manufacturing processes are complex. As all the manufacturing steps rely on varied skill levels of the workers, the situation is even more stochastic.
Tran Tuan-Anh, Luu-Nhan Khai, Ghabour Rajab, Daroczi Miklos   +3 more
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The Achievements and Challenges of Kaizen Implementation: A Case Study on Asela Malt Factory

Ethiopian Journal of Science and Sustainable Development, 2019
This study assesses kaizen implementation of Asela Malt Factory with respect to 5s, Deming cycle suggestion system, Fishbone Diagram, and Pareto analysis tools. Achievements and challenges encountered in the kaizen implementation are also addressed. Both
Hailu Beyecha Deti
doaj   +1 more source