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Eliminating Non-Value-Added Activities and Optimizing Manufacturing Processes Using Process Mining: A Stock of Challenges for Family SMEs

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  • Abderrazak Laghouag

    (Department of Business Administration, College of Business, King Khalid University, Abha 62552, Saudi Arabia)

  • Faiz bin Zafrah

    (Department of Business Administration, College of Business, King Khalid University, Abha 62552, Saudi Arabia)

  • Mohamed Rafik Noor Mohamed Qureshi

    (Department of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha 62552, Saudi Arabia)

  • Alhussain Ali Sahli

    (Department of Business Administration, College of Business, King Khalid University, Abha 62552, Saudi Arabia)

Abstract

Family small and medium enterprises (FSMEs) differ from non-family SMEs regarding leadership type, human resource management practices, innovation orientation, change management, information and communication technology deployment, process maturity, and resource availability. These differences present challenges when leading any change. Process mining (PM) tools can optimize process value and eliminate non-added-value activities in FSMEs based on “Event Logs”. The present study investigates how a PM project is implemented in an FSME operating in the agri-food sector, focusing on challenges faced in every project phase to extract the most appropriate process that eliminates all sources of waste and bottleneck cases. Drawing upon the L*Lifecycle methodology combined with quality and lean management tools such as the fishbone diagram, Pareto diagram, and overall equipment efficiency (OEE), this study applied a PM project to a manufacturing process for an FSME operating in the agri-food sector. To achieve theoretical production capacity (TPC) and customer satisfaction, the method was analyzed and optimized using Disco and ProM toolkits. The results analysis using Disco and ProM toolkits gave clues about the organizational and technical causes behind the manufacturing process’s inefficiency. First, OEE showed that the studied FSME is struggling with equipment availability. Then, the implementation of the L*Lifecycle methodology allowed for the identification of five critical causes. An action plan to eliminate causes was proposed to the FSME managers.

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  • Abderrazak Laghouag & Faiz bin Zafrah & Mohamed Rafik Noor Mohamed Qureshi & Alhussain Ali Sahli, 2024. "Eliminating Non-Value-Added Activities and Optimizing Manufacturing Processes Using Process Mining: A Stock of Challenges for Family SMEs," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(4), pages 1-20, February.
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