SIX-SIGMA ANALYTICAL TOOL AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PAINT MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE.
Abstract
This study examined the relationship between six-sigma analytical tool and effectiveness of paint manufacturing firms in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. This study adopted a correlational research design. The population of the study consisted of 10 paint manufacturing firms operating in Rivers State as retrieved from Nigerian business directory search engine. The study adopted a census study, 3 respondents were selected from each firm multiplied by 10 firms give us a total of 30 respondents. Structured questionnaire instrument title “six-sigma analytical tool and Effectiveness” questionnaire was developed on five-point likert scale. The result of the Cronbach's Alpha reliability test indicates .800 which is above .70 which implies that the items are reliable. Pearson product moment correlation was used to test the hypotheses using SPSS (statistical package social sciences). The study revealed that there is a significance relationship between flow charts and adaptability of paint manufacturing firms in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. There is a significance relationship between run charts and resource utilization of paint manufacturing firms in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. There is a significance relationship between pareto charts and goal accomplishment of paint manufacturing firms in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The study indicates that there is a significant relationship between operation and supply strategy and the Effectiveness of paint manufacturing firms in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. This suggests that effective management of operations and supply chains can lead to improved Effectiveness outcomes for these companies. The study recommended paint manufacturing firms in Port Harcourt should continuously refine their flow charts to improve adaptability, paint manufacturing firms should prioritize strategic run charts that support enhanced resource utilization and paint manufacturing firms should embrace pareto charts initiatives to improve goal accomplishment.
