| dc.description.abstract | The quality of a product is vital in
this competitive world. In the tire industry
also, customers expect to consume error free products. The tire manufacturing
industry is focusing much attention on
producing quality products to generate
delighted customers and to reduce the
production cost. This research is based on
solid tires, and the objective is to identify
root causes for repairs in the solid tire. Raw
material issues, machine failures, employee
involvement, lack of supervision, and
managerial decisions were considered as
independent variables of this study, and
they were derived from the literature. The
dependent variable was the repairing
percentage of the solid tire. The research
sample consists of the repairs of the tires
that are produced throughout a year. The
gathered data were analyzed using a
Minitab statistical tool. Multiple linear
regression analysis was used as the data
analysis method. The results of the
analyzed data indicated that all the factors,
i.e. raw material issues, machine failures,
employee involvement, lack of supervision,
and managerial decisions have a positive
impact on repairs in solid tires. Although all
the factors have affected, employee
involvement and machine failures are seen
to have a significant impact on repairs in
solid tires. | en_US |
