Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Graduate Studies for Statistical Research - Department of tatistical Quality Control and Quality Assurance

This dissertation investigated the development, implementation, and evaluation of a Continuous improvement methodology founded to improve the performance of any organization. A case study in Fast Moving Consumer Goods "FMCG" organization, called "ABC Company," provided the opportunity to assess the effects of the proposed integration between risk management and lean six-sigma methodology on the productivity indicators (measured by cycle time, Overall Equipment Effectiveness, and defects rate).The Case study was conducted in three phases: Model and Concepts Design, Data Collection, and Analysis leading to findings. During the research, validity was pursued using triangulation and theory to help maintain the Case under research control. Observing the proposed methodology "integration between risk management and lean six sigma" in a real organization allowed the researcher to describe the merging process between Risk management and Six Sigma methodology and their relationships with each other. The proposed methodology allowed treating causes of failure while executing improvement projects that improve performance and provide opportunities for successful implementation. The results of the implementation of the proposed methodology in "ABC Company" showed a 35% improvement in the cycle time of Production Line, a 33.6 increase in the Overall Equipment Effectiveness, and a 64% decrease in the number of defects units as was expected by the end of the RDMAIC (Risk Management plan, Define, Measure, Analysis, Improve, Control) implementation

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