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FACTORS INFLUENCING ON SELF-CHECKING METHOD IN QUALITY CONTROL PROCESS:
STUDY OF APPAREL INDUSTRY IN SRI LANKA
Table 3: Path coefficients and t-value for
the hypothesized relationships
Path Path t-value
coeff
icient
Training & awareness .216 2.288**
Self-checking
Team effect .063 .700
Self-checking
Monitoring -.049 -.548
Self-checking
Motivation .136 2.016**
Self-checking
Rewarding -.176 -.651
Self-checking
** Significant values
t-value obtained by dividing the estimate
of the covariance by its standard error. A
value exceeding 1.96 represented a level of
significance at 0.05. Accordingly, two
factors training and awareness programs and
motivational programs significantly and
positively impact on the self-checking
performance. Though the team effects
positively impact on the self-checking, it
was not a significant factor. Other two
factors used in the analysis negatively
impact on self-checking performance.
5 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Analysis of the results shows that most
of the machine operators were from young
population, only 12% over the 45 years.
Almost whole sewing floor machine
operators were female because only 4% of
male were there. It was comparatively
negligible.
Civil status was approximately closely
distributed among married and unmarried
population. Then most of them were
educated up to Ordinary Level and only 6%
was under the grade eight levels. Therefore
it can be concluded that they have achieved
literacy level up to certain extend. This has
proven that, as a whole the company has
energetic young labor force with basic
literacy and education level. According to
the research findings only two factors
become significant but it was impossible to
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neglect other factors according to the
expert’s reviews.
Figure 2: Expert perceptions over
significant factors
This depicted that experts in the field
were agreed with the foremen’s opinion in
the case of Training and awareness and
Motivation. They suggested that it is
necessary to pay more attention towards
these two factors but they also highlighted
the need of improving other factors such as
supportive factors. Though foremen have
rejected the need of improvement of the
rewarding system experts show a deflection
from foremen’s opinion because this can be
a stimulation for any other factor related to
employee behavior because self-checking
method is a discipline of employee and it
has strong relationship with the machine
operator’s behavioral intention.
6 CONCLUSION
Machine operators were mostly
comprised of female operators and generally
they have basic literacy level and large
portion was represented by the young
crowd. As a percentage there was a small
gap between the married and unmarried
machine operators in the sewing floor.
Training and awareness and
motivational programs had a significantly
impact on self-checking performance
according to the foremen opinion. Team
effect also positively impacts on self-
checking performance but it does not