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Framework for Productivity Improvement 

Framework for Productivity Improvement 

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Manufacturing environments are getting increasingly competitive where companies are required to continuously improve their performance. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role in modern economies as they not only play a significant role in providing job opportunities but also support to large scale manufacturing organizations. So they...

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... mentioned above, main objective of this research is to highlight major issues related to productivity and quality and then use different concepts for their improvement. In this research, two separate frameworks have been developed (Figure 1 and 2) for the accomplishment of research aim. Figure 1 shows the framework for productivity improvement, whereas Figure 2 shows that for quality improvement. Productivity improvement framework starts with production data collection; giving information about the level of production for different products and models within a product family. ...
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... this research, two separate frameworks have been developed (Figure 1 and 2) for the accomplishment of research aim. Figure 1 shows the framework for productivity improvement, whereas Figure 2 shows that for quality improvement. Productivity improvement framework starts with production data collection; giving information about the level of production for different products and models within a product family. ...

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... Sustainable practices are the processes services employ to maintain the qualities that are valued in every business organization. Sustainability practices of an organization mainly depend on its ability to perform well in terms of quality (Hussain, Ahmad, Haq, Nazir, Imran, & Islam 2015). Small and medium enterprises develop a suitable conceptual model for improving productivity and quality (Gunasekaran, Okko & Yli-Olli, 2016). ...
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This study aimed to determine the best fit model on qualitative productivity. In particular, sustainability practices, organizational performance, and quality management practices were investigated with the use of adapted questionnaires as tools in gathering the primary data from the 400 respondents in Region XI. The research design used in the study was descriptive-correlative technique using Structural Equation Model. Findings reveal that sustainability practices, organizational performance, and quality management practices have significant relationships with qualitative productivity. All latent exogenous variables significantly influence the endogenous variable qualitative productivity. Model 4 was depicted as the best fit for this study, and it revealed qualitative productivity was influenced by sales revenue and optimization of labour capitalization, anchored on the strong evidence sustainability practices influenced by stakeholder orientation and sustainability features of products and services; organizational performance defined by financial and market performance; quality management practices defined by leadership and process management.
... Sustainable practices are the processes services employ to maintain the qualities that are valued in every business organization. Sustainability practices of an organization mainly depend on its ability to perform well in terms of quality (Hussain, Ahmad, Haq, Nazir, Imran, & Islam 2015). Small and medium enterprises develop a suitable conceptual model for improving productivity and quality (Gunasekaran, Okko & Yli-Olli, 2016). ...
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This study aimed to determine the best fit model on qualitative productivity. In particular, sustainability practices, organizational performance, and quality management practices were investigated with the use of adapted questionnaires as tools in gathering the primary data from the 400 respondents in Region XI. The research design used in the study was descriptive-correlative technique using Structural Equation Model. Findings reveal that sustainability practices, organizational performance, and quality management practices have significant relationships with qualitative productivity. All latent exogenous variables significantly influence the endogenous variable qualitative productivity. Model 4 was depicted as the best fit for this study, and it revealed qualitative productivity was influenced by sales revenue and optimization of labour capitalization, anchored on the strong evidence sustainability practices influenced by stakeholder orientation and sustainability features of products and services; organizational performance defined by financial and market performance; quality management practices defined by leadership and process management.