The Effect of Applying the DMAIC Model for Continuous Improvement in Reducing Supply chain risks : an analytical study of the opinions of a sample of managers in the General Company for the Pharmaceutical Industry and Medical Appliances / Samarra

Abstract

The current research seeks to determine the extent of the impact of the of the DMAIC model for continuous improvement in reducing supply chain risks in the General Company for the Pharmaceutical Industry and Medical Appliances in Samarra, As a model that seeks to identify the root causes of the problem and work to find solutions that caused defects to occur through already defined stages based on the research problem represented by the main question that states (Does the application of the DMAIC model have a direct impact on reducing supply chain risks? ?) In order to answer this question, the questionnaire was formulated as a main tool for data collection, which included the research sample of the senior management in the company as well as managers of departments, units, and production and administrative divisions, which amounted to (225) individuals, and the data was analyzed using the SPSS V.26 program to test the research hypotheses emanating from his model, and the research reached a number of conclusions, the most prominent of which is the significant effect of applying the DMAIC model in reducing supply chain risks. Based on these conclusions, a set of proposals were presented that would serve the company under study.