Lean Sigma dissertation proposal
Building Dissertation 443
Topic Proposal
Assignment
BUILDING DISSERTATION 443
TOPIC PROPOSAL
Title:
LEAN SIX SIGMA: Analysis of its use within the Supply Chain of Oil and Gas
Construction projects in Western Australia
Name:
Student Number:
Unit Name:
Email Address:
Date Submitted:
Daniel Foley
15487960
Building Dissertation 443 d_foley_@hotmail.com 27th March 2014
Word Count: 933
URL (if applicable):
Curtin University of Technology
By submitting this assignment, I declare that I have retained a suitable copy of this assignment, have not previously submitted this work for assessment and have ensured that it complies with university and school regulations, especially concerning plagiarism and copyright.
27th March 2014 Daniel Foley
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Building Dissertation 443
Topic Proposal
Lean Six Sigma: Analysis of its use within the Supply Chain of Oil &
Gas Construction projects in Western Australia.
TOPIC BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE
A high performing supply chain that is both efficient and reliable is a major contributor to the success of a construction project (Erikson 2010, 394). For high levels of performance to be attained there must be “continuous improvement in all facets of the supply chain ” (Senthil and Bharathi
2011, 8). Without continual improvement and effective management the supply chain will cause construction projects to fail as they will not “finish on time, within budget, or at a quality level accepted by the customer” (Al-Aomar 2012, 300).
The need to analyse the application of Lean Six Sigma to the supply chain of oil and gas construction projects in Western Australia is due to the region possessing multiple gas fields. The infrastructure and requirements of developing these gas fields is complex with their construction requiring sophisticated supply chains that are required to operate in difficult geographic and environmental conditions (Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association 2014).
Topic Proposal
Assignment
BUILDING DISSERTATION 443
TOPIC PROPOSAL
Title:
LEAN SIX SIGMA: Analysis of its use within the Supply Chain of Oil and Gas
Construction projects in Western Australia
Name:
Student Number:
Unit Name:
Email Address:
Date Submitted:
Daniel Foley
15487960
Building Dissertation 443 d_foley_@hotmail.com 27th March 2014
Word Count: 933
URL (if applicable):
Curtin University of Technology
By submitting this assignment, I declare that I have retained a suitable copy of this assignment, have not previously submitted this work for assessment and have ensured that it complies with university and school regulations, especially concerning plagiarism and copyright.
27th March 2014 Daniel Foley
1
Building Dissertation 443
Topic Proposal
Lean Six Sigma: Analysis of its use within the Supply Chain of Oil &
Gas Construction projects in Western Australia.
TOPIC BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE
A high performing supply chain that is both efficient and reliable is a major contributor to the success of a construction project (Erikson 2010, 394). For high levels of performance to be attained there must be “continuous improvement in all facets of the supply chain ” (Senthil and Bharathi
2011, 8). Without continual improvement and effective management the supply chain will cause construction projects to fail as they will not “finish on time, within budget, or at a quality level accepted by the customer” (Al-Aomar 2012, 300).
The need to analyse the application of Lean Six Sigma to the supply chain of oil and gas construction projects in Western Australia is due to the region possessing multiple gas fields. The infrastructure and requirements of developing these gas fields is complex with their construction requiring sophisticated supply chains that are required to operate in difficult geographic and environmental conditions (Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association 2014).
References: Al-Aomar ,Raid. 2012.” A lean construction framework with Six Sigma rating.” International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, 3 (4):299-314 Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association. 2014. Australian LNG Projects. Accessed March 15, http://www.appea.com.au/oil-gas-explained/operation/australian-lng-projects/. Barac, Nada, Goran Milovanović and Aleksandra Anđelković. 2010. “Lean Production and Six Sigma Quality in Lean Supply Chain Management.” FACTA UNIVERSITATIS – Economics and Organization 3 Cudney, Elizabeth A. 2010. Implementing Lean Six Sigma throughout the Supply Chain: The Comprehensive and Transparent Case Study Erikson, PE. 2010.”Improving construction supply chain collaboration and performance: a lean construction pilot project.” Supply Chain Management – an International Journal 15(5): 394-403. Gripman, Bill. 2005. “Lean 6 Sigma – How we do business (quality management principles).” Navy Supply Corps Newsletter 68 (3). London, Kerry. 2007. Construction and Supply Chain Economics. Abingdon: Taylor and Francis. Senthil,Kumar and Subburethina Bharathi. 2011. “Continuous supply chain collaboration: Road to achieve operational excellence.” Management Science Letters 1 (2): 149. Taghizadegan, Salman. 2006. Essentials of lean six sigma. Amsterdam: Elsevier. Whitten, G.D., K.W. Green, and P.J. Zelbst. 2012. “Triple-A supply chain performance. “International Journal of Operations & Production Management 32 (1-2)