Title: Globalisation effect of productivity and quality dimensions on capacity utilisation through multivariate confirmatory analysis

Authors: Annamalai Sivakumar; Kalliannan Saravanan; Palanisamy Navaneethakrishnan; Rathanasamy Raja Sekar

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Erode-638 052, Tamil Nadu, India ' Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Erode-638 052, Tamil Nadu, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Erode-638 052, Tamil Nadu, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Erode-638 052, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract: Traditional productivity dimensions such as output, effectiveness and rate of utilisation are not helpful for identifying the underlying problems and opportunities for productivity and quality improvement in a textile fabrication industry. More competition and drive for profits are forcing companies to implementation of theory of constraints (TOC), total productive maintenance (TPM) and quality function deployment (QFD) have led to significant productivity improvements individual equipment particularly textile fabric industry. Keeping and viewing all declining productivity and quality dimensional aspects in mind, this paper presents logical and well structured robust framework and results were wrapped up after implementing framework in various industries. Data were received examined and analysed from various experts, field specialist and engineer for productivity and quality dimensions (PQD). An empirical analysis is used and determined fuzzy RPN on PQDs. The proposed methodology has been implemented in textile industry and results are wrapped out.

Keywords: fuzzy sets; fuzzy geometric mean; FMEA; failure mode and effects analysis; productivity evaluation; measurement; fuzzy logic; globalisation effect; quality improvement; capacity utilisation; multivariate confirmatory analysis; textile industry; textile fabrication.

DOI: 10.1504/IJENM.2012.052259

International Journal of Enterprise Network Management, 2012 Vol.5 No.4, pp.355 - 380

Published online: 16 Aug 2014 *

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