Purpose–The advent of recession at the beginning of twenty-first century forced many
organizations worldwide to reduce cost and to be more responsive to customer demands …

There have been many literature reviews carried out on Lean implementation (LI) in larger
organisations with specific focus on the automobile industry. Lean implementation among …

Nowadays, manufacturing firms are pressured by governments, non-governmental
organizations and customers to operate in a sustainable manner. Although lean practices …

Objective: The objective of this article is to understand the concept of lean manufacturing, its
philosophy, various tools and techniques, lean implementation benefits and barrier towards …

The lean implementation initiatives can be categorised as roadmap, conceptual/
implementation framework, descriptive and assessment checklist initiatives. A literature …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to identify and list critical success factors (CSFs) of
Lean Six Sigma (LSS) framework affecting and influencing quality, operational and financial …

Under the given intensified competition in real-world markets and increased customer
requirements, manufacturers are subjected to adopt value-added techniques in their …

This paper presents an exploratory study of lean manufacturing implementation in
Malaysian automotive industries. A questionnaire survey is used to explore the extent of …

The successful use of lean manufacturing (LM) practices requires more than the use of tools.
Although manufacturing facilities worldwide use LM practices, dimensions of a nation׳ s …

Purpose Lean manufacturing (LM) constitutes a consolidated alternative that has been
successfully used to increase company effectiveness and performance. However, different …