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Defining and developing measures of lean production
Rachna Shah,Peter T. Ward +1 more
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This research attempts to clarify the semantic confusion surrounding lean production by conducting an extensive literature review using a historical evolutionary perspective in tracing its main components, and identifies a key set of measurement items.About:
This article is published in Journal of Operations Management.The article was published on 2007-06-01. It has received 2069 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Lean project management & Lean laboratory.read more
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Toyota production system : beyond large-scale production
TL;DR: In this paper, the evolution of the Toyota production system is discussed, starting from need, further development, Genealogy of the production system, and the true intention of the Ford system.
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Contingency research in operations management practices
Rui Sousa,Christopher A. Voss +1 more
TL;DR: In order to increase the understanding of patterns of use of operations management practices, OM scholars need to study in more depth the process of selection of OM best practices by organizations, and put forward a framework to underpin such research integrating contingency theory and other theoretical perspectives.
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Impact of lean manufacturing and environmental management on business performance: An empirical study of manufacturing firms
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored relationships between lean manufacturing practices, environmental management (e.g., environmental management practices and environmental performance) and business performance outcomes, including market and financial performance.
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The impact of internal integration and relationship commitment on external integration
TL;DR: In this article, a model that specifies the relationship between internal integration, relationship commitment, and external integration, using data collected from manufacturing firms in China, is proposed and tested, and the results indicate that for Chinese controlled companies where there is a strong collectivism culture and more reliance on "Guanxi" (relationship), relationship commitment has a significant impact on external integration with suppliers and customers.
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Multivariate Data Analysis
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