success factors in the process of standards implementation. Design/methodology/approach – Extensive case study work was … uniqueness of the implementation processes at each plant and leads to construction of the causal maps. Next, cross … key factors affecting implementation effectiveness include focus on internal improvement, top management support, design …

, philosophical, and implementation perspectives. Theorizes a synergistic interaction between JIT and TQM when they are viewed as an …

actually affected implementation results when 31 Canadian firms adopted their first robots. The technical experience of plant …

Six Sigma. Second, to examine the role of an organization's innovation implementation climate and the fit between the … innovation considered and the values of the organization's members on the implementation of Six Sigma. Third, to study the impact … that the adoption and implementation of Six Sigma has on organizational performance. Design/methodology/approach – Methods …

efforts. In this paper a normative framework for linking strategy to process improvement implementation is presented. The …