Evaluation of the tactics for small- and medium-sized toy factories in China to deal with European and US toy safety requirements

IF 4.9 Q1 BUSINESS

International Journal of Engineering Business Management Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.1177/18479790211031461

CW Kwong, SL Mak, CH Li

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Abstract

China is the largest exporter of toys. Small- and medium-sized toy factories usually face various challenges when they deal with quality aspects and toy safety requirements. After a literature review and pilot study, a conceptual framework to improve factories’ capabilities in dealing with European and US toy safety requirements through Toy safety assessment, Cost and resources optimization, Industry 4.0, ISO 19600:2014 (which has become ISO 37301:2021), and Web-based product compliance platforms, is proposed. In mid-2020, a questionnaire was designed, and an internet questionnaire survey empirical study was conducted. The statistical results from 107 responses suggested that Toy Safety Assessment, ISO 19600:2014 (ISO 37301), and Industry 4.0 have made positive and significant contributions to factories’ capability to respond to European and US toy safety requirements. The study identifies and prioritizes the factors to improve toy factories’ capabilities in dealing with European and US requirements.

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评估中国中小玩具厂应对欧美玩具安全要求的策略

中国是最大的玩具出口国。中小型玩具厂在处理质量方面和玩具安全要求时，通常面临各种挑战。经过文献综述和试点研究，提出了一个概念性框架，通过玩具安全评估、成本和资源优化、工业4.0、ISO 19600:2014(已成为ISO 37301:2021)和基于web的产品合规平台来提高工厂处理欧美玩具安全要求的能力。2020年年中，设计了一份调查问卷，并进行了网络问卷调查实证研究。107份回复的统计结果表明，玩具安全评估、ISO 19600:2014 (ISO 37301)和工业4.0对工厂响应欧美玩具安全要求的能力做出了积极而重要的贡献。该研究确定并优先考虑提高玩具厂处理欧洲和美国要求的能力的因素。

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International Journal of Engineering Business Management BUSINESS-

CiteScore

7.50

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6.10%

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审稿时长

15 weeks

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