ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF VARIOUS CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT APPROACHES IN SME’S OF PUNJAB
Keywords:
Continuous Improvement, Total Quality Management, Total Productive MaintenanceAbstract
Continuous improvement strategies are the recognized way of making small incremental improvements in the manufacturing processes. Manufacturing organizations are implementing such strategies to enhance the performance of their manufacturing operations. Modern manufacturing system is still lacking in good technical and managerial skills required for implementing different continuous improvement strategies and are facing difficulties in implementing such strategies. This study attempts to assess the level of difficulties in implementing different continuous improvement strategies in SMEs (small to medium enterprises) of Punjab. Results indicated that the manufacturing enterprises are facing most difficulties in implementing strategies of total quality management and are facing least difficulties in implementing total productive maintenance strategies.
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