Title: Quantifying the factors affecting the 5S implementation in manufacturing organisations using graph theory and matrix method

Authors: Rajesh Attri; Noor Zaman Khan; Arshad Noor Siddiquee; Zahid A. Khan

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, YMCA University of Science and Technology, Sector-6, Faridabad, Haryana – 121006, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia, A Central University, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia, A Central University, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia, A Central University, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India

Abstract: The main purpose of current research work is to evaluate the effect of various factors in the successful implementation of 5S. For this purpose, a systematic methodology based on graph theory and matrix (GTM) method has been utilised for the computation of implementation index. An example has been proposed to demonstrate the methodology. The main consequence of this work is that manufacturing organisations can find the weak links in their 5S implementation process. Moreover, the organisations can compute their implementation index value to judge their readiness for the successful implementation of 5S.

Keywords: 5S; factors; implementation; digraph; matrix; permanent function; index.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSOM.2020.109441

International Journal of Services and Operations Management, 2020 Vol.37 No.1, pp.90 - 113

Received: 02 Jun 2018
Accepted: 23 Aug 2018
Published online: 09 Sep 2020 *

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