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- Title
- The Challenges and Barriers Facing Successful Lean Implementation in the Qatari Manufacturing Organizations.
- Creator
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Alyousef, Abdulwahab, Elshennawy, Ahmad, Rabelo, Luis, Lee, Gene, University of Central Florida
- Abstract / Description
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The success of Toyota, the inventor of Lean Systems has drawn the attention of academics, researchers, and executives in the last decades. However, existing lean research is largely focused on developed economies in Europe, the Americas, and in Southeast Asia with little focus on the Arab world in general and Qatar specifically. There has been an emergence of manufacturing organizations and Small and Medium- sized Enterprises (SME) in Qatar recently which was the focus of this research....
Show moreThe success of Toyota, the inventor of Lean Systems has drawn the attention of academics, researchers, and executives in the last decades. However, existing lean research is largely focused on developed economies in Europe, the Americas, and in Southeast Asia with little focus on the Arab world in general and Qatar specifically. There has been an emergence of manufacturing organizations and Small and Medium- sized Enterprises (SME) in Qatar recently which was the focus of this research. Despite the many attempts to implement lean in organizations, there have been a large number of failed attempts. This research aims to study the Qatari Manufacturing Organizations attempts in implementing lean. The main goal of the thesis is to shed a light on the current state of awareness of lean in Qatari Manufacturing Industry and SME and the potential barriers and challenges that prevent the successful adoption of lean. In order to do so, an online survey was designed through the SurveyMonkey tool and organizations were asked to participate.Numerical and statistical results from the survey are discussed along with Pareto charts and two hypothesis tests. The finding indicates that there is no difference between ISO certified and Non-ISO certified organizations in lean implementation. Further, it is understood that most of the manufacturing organizations in Qatar have some level of awareness of lean concepts/tools and practices. The results also show that organizations are not implementing lean concepts and are not using quality management practices effectively. The main obstacle that manufacturing organizations in Qatar face when implementing lean is (")Lack of Employee Engagement(") and (")Unsupportive Organization Culture("). However, it is noted that the research has some limitations such as having most participating organizations in the survey from specific sectors.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2019
- Identifier
- CFE0007778, ucf:52368
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0007778
- Title
- INVESTING IN AN INTERCONNECTED WORKFORCE:GLOBAL EDUCATION REFORM.
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Klug, Amelia, Bryer, Thomas, University of Central Florida
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Regardless of culture, socio-economic background, and quality of life, all students deserve the highest quality of education. But the reality is, many education systems around the world do not offer it. Investing in structural reforms in education has the potential to boost economic growth in countries around the world. By learning from different education systems strengths and weaknesses, policy decisions can be made that ensure students are given the opportunity for higher educational...
Show moreRegardless of culture, socio-economic background, and quality of life, all students deserve the highest quality of education. But the reality is, many education systems around the world do not offer it. Investing in structural reforms in education has the potential to boost economic growth in countries around the world. By learning from different education systems strengths and weaknesses, policy decisions can be made that ensure students are given the opportunity for higher educational outcomes. This study analyzes high, middle, and low quality education systems around the world and the infrastructures that lead to educational success or failure. Fifteen education systems are chosen for this study which includes Shanghai-China, Singapore, Japan, Finland, Canada, Portugal, United States, Luxembourg, Spain, Hungary, Brazil, Argentina, Indonesia, Qatar, and Peru. Each system is analyzed in terms of its teacher quality, curriculum, school system structure, and educational equity. From this study, it appears that there is a high-correlation between four indicators and top-educational success. These four indicators include having a highly selective model for hiring teachers, recruiting teachers from a top-pool of graduates, having a high-level of prestige held for teachers in society, and insuring students of low socio-economic status are given equal educational opportunities for success. Recommendations for a new teacher training and selection model are discussed based on the top four indicators. These recommendations could cause educational gains for both the United States and other systems around the world.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2014
- Identifier
- CFH0004691, ucf:45247
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004691
