INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF 5S APPLICATIONS ON BUSINESS EXCELLENCE: A SAMPLE IN TURKISH FOOD INDUSTRY

Abstract

The main motivation of this research is to examine effects of “5S applications” which is similar to Kaizen philosophy, on excellence perceptions of firms in food sector. In this context, a questionnaire was applied to the logistics department employees of randomly chosen firms that operate in Istanbul and Kocaeli districts. Data obtained from surveys were subjected to structural equation modeling test. According to the results, overall 5S applications showed positive and significant effects on excellence in business variable, excluding “cleaning”. Moreover, outstanding effect of “sustain” application is an intriguing finding of this research. With the importance that efficiency concept has today, it is evaluated that the results obtained in this study will be beneficial to organizations, especially during their process improvement activities by being the first research in food sector that seeks connection between the 5S and excellence.

Keywords

• 5S Applications,Efficiency,Kaizen,Excellence in Business,Food Sector

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