Lean manufacturing practice in South Africa

The zipfile contains datasets that were collected through a survey prior to editing and after editing and processing using smartPLS. The files of processed data are multiple because different scenarios had to be run in the simulation (iterative, for example, remove a variable and observing the effect). The results were pocessed using smartPLS. Survey participants targeted were peope who work in organizations that have manufacturing operations, and have a decent level of understanding about any improvement initiatives in their businesses especially regarding their manufacturing processes. Participants were restricted to any particular industry (electrical engineering, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), textiles, etc).

该压缩包包含两类数据集：一类为通过问卷调查采集的未经编辑的原始数据，另一类为经smartPLS完成编辑与处理后的数据集。处理后的数据文件数量较多，原因在于模拟环节需运行多种不同场景（例如采用迭代式分析：移除某一变量并观察其影响）。所有分析结果均经smartPLS处理。本次调研的目标受访者为就职于拥有制造业务的组织，且对企业内部各类改进举措（尤其是制造流程相关改进）具备一定认知水平的人员。本次调研未限定受访者所属行业，涵盖电气工程、快速消费品（FMCG）、纺织业等领域。