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dc.contributor.advisorRaap, Peter John-
dc.contributor.authorNaicker, Gayshreeen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-04T10:20:09Z
dc.date.available2015-12-04T10:20:09Z
dc.date.issued1998-11-19-
dc.identifier.other323921-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10321/1426-
dc.descriptionDissertation submitted in compliance with the requirements for the Master's Degree in Business Administration, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2008.en_US
dc.description.abstractIncreasing competitive pressure from global markets and technological developments has resulted in the continual demand for business improvement philosophies and methodologies to address this challenge. The LSS approach to business improvement has emerged in both the practitioner and academic literature as having a significant role in this area. In 2006, The Valspar Corporation embarked on a LSS initiative as a way to improve the business globally, to achieve sustained profitable growth and to enhance customer value. Valspar (SA) found the implementation of LSS a challenge because the organisation could not afford the appointment of a full-time Black Belt to manage the programme locally. Green Belts were appointed to lead LSS projects part-time. Management wanted to know if they have applied the LSS methodology correctly within the scope of the business, especially since not all organisations were successful in the implementation of LSS. The objective of this study was to determine the critical factors that affect the successful implementation of LSS at Valspar (SA) and to assess the degree to which these critical factors exist at Valspar (SA). In a census, the researcher used the questionnaire to gain information about the current views of employees on the LSS programme at Valspar (SA). The research highlighted the critical success factors for LSS implementation and the results of the evaluation revealed both the positive and negative aspects of the LSS programme at Valspar (SA).en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipValspar Corporationen_US
dc.format.extent111 pen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.lcshValspar Corporationen_US
dc.subject.lcshSix sigma (Quality control standard)en_US
dc.subject.lcshOrganizational effectiveness--Evaluationen_US
dc.titleA critical evaluation of the Lean Six Sigma (LSS) programme at Valspar, South Africaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.levelMen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.51415/10321/1426-
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