Investigating the Mediating Role of Workforce Agility on the Effect of Lean Six Sigma Elements on Competitive Advantage “A Comparative Study among Royal Bahraini Armed Forces” التحقق من الدور الوسيط لرشاقة الموارد البشرية في أثر عناصر الانحراف السداسي الرشيق على الميزة التنافسية:دراسة مقارنة بين مستودعات القوات المسلحة الملكية البحرينية

المحميد, غسان عبدالجليل محمد (2018) Investigating the Mediating Role of Workforce Agility on the Effect of Lean Six Sigma Elements on Competitive Advantage “A Comparative Study among Royal Bahraini Armed Forces” التحقق من الدور الوسيط لرشاقة الموارد البشرية في أثر عناصر الانحراف السداسي الرشيق على الميزة التنافسية:دراسة مقارنة بين مستودعات القوات المسلحة الملكية البحرينية. Masters thesis, جامعة الشرق الاوسط.

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Abstract

The study aim is to recognize the investigation of the Effect of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) elements on the Competitive Advantage (CA) by studying the Workforce Agility (WFA) attributes among Royal Bahraini Armed Depots. The Population of the study, applied to the present study, include a total number of (300) members that included all the working specialists (officers, officers, Military beneficiaries, and finally beneficiaries of local civilian companies) in the Royal Bahraini Armed Depots of total (3) Depots (Army Depot, Navy Depot, Air force Depot),Due to the limited study population, it has been fully taken for the current study using a comprehensive survey method, and the questionnaire was used as a main tool for collecting information and then analyzed by a set of statistical methods, (Means, Standard Deviations, Cronbach Alpha, CFA,ANOVA, VIF, Tolerance, t “test”, Factor Analysis, Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Kolmogorov - Smirnov Test, Linear Regressions) The results of the study have been shown:  The level of practice of the three variables [(LSS) elements, (CA), and (WFA) attributes] in general was “moderate” among the Armed Forces Depots was a difference in according to the sequential descending, where the Air force Depots, Navy force Depots, and Army Depots.  There is a direct effect of (LSS) elements on the (CA), and this effect was increased by the presence of mediator variable of (WFA) attributes which it generally full mediator.  There are differences in the responses among the three Armed Forces Depots (Air Force, Naval Force, and Army Force) in the practices with the main variables of XIV current study [ (LSS) elements, (WFA) attributes, and (CA) according to the Depots as follows: - The differences in response to the exercise of (LSS) elements were in favor of (Air Force Depots) at the expense of the other Forces Depots (Army, Naval). - The differences in response to the exercise of (CA) were in favor of (Air Force Depots) at the expense of the other Forces Depots (Army, Naval). - The differences in response to the exercise of (WFA) Attributes were in favor of (Air Force Depots) at the expense of the other Forces Depots (Army, Naval). The study has recommends the following:  Minimizing the inventory to the equivalent limit for the period until the next quantity arrives to save the cost of inventory and avoid the expiration by applying the standards of inventory (quantities, compatibles, capacity) to save type of items.  Performing the transactions in value process through Electronic Internal Network and continually monitored their operations to reduce any additional process.  Supporting the training with workforce Agility attributes to face the change in the environment.  Creating the Quality Control (QC) departments in the Army Depot. Keywords: Lean Six Sigma "LSS", Lean Six Sigma "LSS" elements, Competitive Advantage "CA", Workforce Agility "WFA” attributes, and the Armed Forces Depots

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