Application of Kaizen Concept on Sustainable Project Delivery of Motor Vehicles in Kenya: a Case of Mobius Motors Limited, Kenya

Abstract

The implication on organizations with the modern progress in globalization is the need to contend worldwide through implementation of policies that utilize their existing resources and proficiencies for a sustainable growth and competitive lead. In the motor vehicle manufacturing system, Mobius Motors Limited are pursuing a market that is sensitive to price. Therefore, was necessary to minimize manufacturing while retaining a considerably comparable vehicle quality. Therefore, Mobius Motors Limited implemented the Kaizen concept. The Kaizen concept is grounded in three main principles: prevention of waste, 5 S, and standardization. Additionally, it is crucial to assess organizational execution holistically with the view of economic, social, and environmental processes, called sustainable performance. The primary objective of the research was to determine if best practices for the Kaizen concept implementation were included and whether they had an impact on Mobius Motors Limited's sustainable performance. The study took place at the headquarters of Mobius Motors Limited in Nairobi, targeting the entire population of the employees there of 215. Out of the 215 targeted population, 153 individuals successfully completed the study questionnaire, either in soft or hard copy. This makes for a response rate of 71.2%. The findings show that the motor vehicle manufacturing industry is male dominated. The findings also show that the best practices for implementing the Kaizen concept were mostly adhered to at Mobius Motors Limited. However, there are areas for improvement to increase the efficiency of implementation further including improving on the training programs. Generally, implementing the three Kaizen concepts resulted in improved sustainable performance. The perceptions indicated clear gains in economic, social, and environmental performance. Waste has been reduced, the rate of defects almost eliminated, and increased employee productivity has resulted in improved economic performance. Clear roles standardized operating times, and ease of meeting targets has resulted in improved social performance for the organization since interaction with colleagues is better and the workforce is able to achieve a better work life balance. Unnecessary waste has been reduced or eliminated while the generated waste is handled better hence there is improved environmental performance at Mobius Motors Limited since production units use fewer resources compared to before.