@article { author = {Low, Shye-Nee and Kamaruddin, Shahrul and Azid, Ishak Abd}, title = {House of Improvement Model to Enhance Prioritisation of Solutions in Decision Making: a Case Study}, journal = {International Journal of Engineering}, volume = {27}, number = {8}, pages = {1195-1204}, year = {2014}, publisher = {Materials and Energy Research Center}, issn = {1025-2495}, eissn = {1735-9244}, doi = {}, abstract = {The decision making on selection of improvement solutions was one of the obstacles hampering the success of process improvement. This paper presents the House of Improvement (HOI) model as a guideline to link decision criteria for the prioritisation of improvement solutions. Three phases in the HOI are applied to facilitate selection and to ensure that suitable and value-added solutions are chosen. Each phase includes procedures for identifying, evaluating, and analysing the elements by establishing a relationship matrix. The reliability of each relationship matrix will be tested in order to proceed to the next phase. The adopted matrices in the HOI serve as decision-making tools for analysing potential and critical problems in the production line, evaluating possible effects of the critical problems, and innovating on the necessary actions for the solution. Using a real-life case study, this paper demonstrates the applicability and suitability of the HOI model in providing prioritised solutions for production problems experienced by small and medium enterprises.}, keywords = {Solution Prioritisation,Continuous Process Improvement,Decision Making Analysis,Reliability Test,Linkage Decision Criteria}, url = {https://www.ije.ir/article_72355.html}, eprint = {https://www.ije.ir/article_72355_64bb19639bb0c3116f900011febfd43c.pdf} }