Lean manufacturing: context, practice bundles, and performance
Rachna Shah,Peter T. Ward +1 more
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In this paper, the effects of three contextual factors, plant size, plant age and unionization status, on the likelihood of implementing 22 manufacturing practices that are key facets of lean production systems are examined.About:
This article is published in Journal of Operations Management.The article was published on 2003-03-01 and is currently open access. It has received 2576 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Lean project management & Lean accounting.read more
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Leanness metric evaluation platform in fuzzy context
TL;DR: This study provides an efficient index system for evaluating leanness extent of the organizational supply chain using trapezoidal fuzzy numbers set and can identify ill-performing areas toward lean achievement.
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Achieving operational excellence through the lens of lean and Six Sigma during the COVID-19 pandemic
TL;DR: In this article , the authors show operational excellence achieved during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic using the Lean, Six Sigma and Sustainability practices in small medium enterprise (SME) manufacturing firms and its impact on the performance dimensions of efficiency, growth and profit for firms located in the industrial zones of Pakistan.
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Value Stream Analysis in Military Logistics: The Improvement in Order Processing Procedure
TL;DR: The article presents the results obtained using value stream mapping (VSM) and value stream design (VSD) tools to improve the order processing lead time of spare items and shows that the future state map might increase added-value activities from 44% to 70%.
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Critical issues in lean manufacturing programs: A case study in Kurdish iron & steel factories
TL;DR: The main idea of lean manufacturing is actually simple and means relentlessly work on eliminating waste from the manufacturing process as discussed by the authors, however, after implementing these systems, many organizations fail to implement these systems.
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Analysis of Relationship Between Manufacturing Flexibility and Lean Manufacturing Using Structural Equation Modelling
Nitin S. Solke,T.P. Singh +1 more
TL;DR: The study brings out the importance of managing machine flexibility and its significant impact on lean manufacturing and focuses on automobile component industry in Pune region in India.
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