IMPLEMENTATION PRODUCTIVITY MANAGEMENT CYCLE WITH OPERATIONAL KAIZEN APPROACH TO IMPROVE PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE (CASE STUDY: PARS KHODRO COMPANY)

Mehdi Shojaei, Ardeshir Ahmadi Parisa Shojaei

Abstract: The aim of this study is Implementation of productivity Management Cycle with Operational Kaizen Approach to Improve Production Performance in Pars Khodro Car Corporation. In this intervention study, all 120 employees of the Pars Khodro Company's Brilliance Body Production Unit were involved. After implementation of 9 steps of Kaizen, Kaizen questionnaire was completed by the staff. The questionnaire of employee performance evaluation was completed by direct supervisor before and after implementation of Kaizen. Finally, the collected data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics using SPSS22. The significance level was considered 0.05. In According to the findings, Kaizen has a significant effect on all functional areas of the staff (Pvalue <0.05). Without much financial investment and new technologies, using the existing facilities and relying on the capabilities and creativity of the organization's staff can be achieved more efficiency.

Keywords: Kaizen, Performance, Employees, Continuous Improvement, Pars Khodro Co.

DOI: 10.24874/IJQR13.02-07

Recieved: 25.08.2018  Accepted: 06.02.2019  UDC: 005.6

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