- Title
- A study of the conducivness of the culture at Freeworld Automotive Coatings to the implementation of lean maunfacturing techniques
- Creator
- Gray, Alexander George
- Subject
- Corporate culture -- South Africa
- Subject
- Organizational behavior -- South Africa
- Subject
- Organizational change -- South Africa
- Subject
- Organizational effectiveness -- South Africa
- Date Issued
- 2008
- Date
- 2008
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MBA
- Identifier
- vital:8719
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/910
- Identifier
- Corporate culture -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Organizational behavior -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Organizational change -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Organizational effectiveness -- South Africa
- Description
- It is becoming increasingly important for companies to be responsive to global demands and in order to remain competitive, many companies are looking at lean manufacturing to help them achieve this. Lean manufacturing is however more than just a set of tools as it also requires a change in the organisational culture of the company involved. The creation of an organisation that has a culture of continuous improvement and achieving results through its various principles and philosophies is a main factor in Toyota’s Toyota Way Model. It was the aim of this research study to analyse and determine the factors relating to the impact of an organisation’s culture on the concepts of lean manufacturing based on the Toyota Way model. This was achieved by analysing how conducive the current organisational culture at Freeworld Automotive Coatings to the implementation of Lean Manufacturing principles? The method used for the research study was the questionnaire method using a lean culture assessment questionnaire that has been designed by the researcher that was aligned to the principles important to the Toyota Way model. It can be concluded from the research findings of this study indicates that the existing organisational culture of Freeworld Automotive coatings is relatively conducive to the implementation of lean manufacturing principles within the company.
- Format
- ix, 101 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
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