Lean Six-Sigma in aviation safety: an implementation guide for measuring aviation system’s safety performance

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Panagopoulos, Ilias, Atkin, CJ and Sikora, Ivan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2314-9724 (2016) Lean Six-Sigma in aviation safety: an implementation guide for measuring aviation system’s safety performance. Journal of Safety Studies, 2 (2). ISSN 2377-3219

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.5296/jss.v2i2.10438

Abstract

The paper introduces a conceptual framework that could improve the safety performance measurement process and ultimately the aviation system safety performance. The framework provides an implementation guide on how organisations could design and develop a proactive, measurement tool for assessing and measuring the Acceptable Level of Safety Performance (ALoSP) at sigma (σ) level, a statistical measurement unit. In fact, the methodology adapts and combines quality management tools, a leading indicators programme and Lean-Six Sigma methodology to formally measure and continuously improve a stable and in-control safety management process by reducing safety defects and variability from core organisational processes and objectives. The implementation guide was empirically tested and validated with data collected and analysed within a period of nine (9) months by the safety department of a complex aviation organisation operating a large transport aircraft fleet.

Item Type:	Article
Identifier:	10.5296/jss.v2i2.10438
Additional Information:	This is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Subjects:	Business and finance > Business and management > Business operations Business and finance > Business and management > Business systems
Depositing User:	Ivan Sikora
Date Deposited:	15 May 2019 13:05
Last Modified:	06 Feb 2024 15:59
URI:	https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/6075