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Lean Manufacturing in SMEs in Romania

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In this paper, the authors present the meanings given to the concept of lean manufacturing and how it can be implemented in organizations (steps to be followed, success factors, barriers), the term evolution and the emergence of a new concept - Lean Six Sigma).
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This article is published in Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences.The article was published on 2018-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 9 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Lean Six Sigma & Lean manufacturing.

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Determinants of e-commerce satisfaction: a comparative study between Romania and Moldova

TL;DR: In this article, the authors highlight the relevance of the factors that influence the satisfaction of e-commerce consumers in Romania and Moldova and propose a study to clearly define the main influence factors, so that marketing managers of the online stores can adopt scientific well-founded decisions.
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Caracterización de los procesos productivos de las pymes textileras de Cundinamarca

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors characterize the production processes of textile SMEs in Cundinamarca, based on the use of Lean Manufacturing tools, and the results obtained suggest that SMEs strive to achieve operational excellence; however, there are great opportunities for improvement in terms of production, waste and quality control, which can be achieved through appropriate knowledge transfer.
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Does rational culture matter in the relationship between lean manufacturing practices and operational productivity

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the role of rational culture in the relationship between lean manufacturing practices and operational productivity in the machinery and equipment industry and found that rational culture was a significant quasi-moderator.
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Manufactura esbelta: una revisión sistemática en la industria de alimentos

TL;DR: In this article, a systematic review of the scientific literature between 2015 and 2019 was performed to investigate the trends of lean manufacturing at a national and international level through a systematic literature review.
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Recent Progression Developments on Process Optimization Approach for Inherent Issues in Production Shop Floor Management for Industry 4.0

TL;DR: In this paper , a methodology for implementing a process optimization approach with an efficient strategy has been reported for the first time that eliminates problems faced in shop floor management, including industry 4.0.
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The evolution of lean Six Sigma

TL;DR: In this paper, the integration of lean principles with Six Sigma methodology as a coherent approach to continuous improvement is examined, and a conceptual model for their successful integration is provided. But, although research has been undertaken on the implementation of lean within various industries, the many tools and techniques that form the “tool box”, and its integration with six Sigma (mainly through case studies and action research), there has been little written on the journey towards integration of the two approaches.
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Lean philosophy: implementation in a forging company

TL;DR: In this article, a systematic approach is suggested for the implementation of lean principles in a forging company with a focus on radial forging production flow lines, and the present and future states of value stream maps are constructed to improve the production process by identifying waste and its sources.
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Redesigning an assembly line through lean manufacturing tools

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors studied the use of value stream mapping (VSM) as a tool in lean manufacturing implementation and a framework of improvement activities, in particular for an efficient introduction of kanban and milk run techniques.

Lean manufacturing best practices in smes

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present feasible lean practices for lean implementation in SMEs, which are based on three categories; least investment, feasible to apply in SME and recommended by experts.
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Lean manufacturing measurement: the relationship between lean activities and lean metrics

TL;DR: In this article, a set of metrics that have been proposed by different authors in such a way that they are consistent with the different stages and elements of Lean Manufacturing implementations are presented and then the main factors for success are used as the basis to propose metrics that measure the advance in these factors.
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