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 …

Purpose–Lean business ideology has been one of the recent dominant research areas in
operations management. However, there is a dearth of research focusing on Lean in small …

This study explored contextual or determining factors and their impacts on lean
manufacturing in small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in food-processing …

This paper presents a review, analysis, classification and codification of the literature on
quality function deployment (QFD) produced between 2002 and 2006. The publications …

Purpose–The paper aims to investigate the waste in a job shop environment and proposes
an assessment method aimed at helping companies to identify root causes of waste …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on total productive
maintenance (TPM) implementation practice to present an overview of TPM implementation …

Abstract Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) play a pivotal role in economic
growth, industrial output, and employment creation. However, SMEs are often ignored by …

Supply chain management (SCM) is crucial for increasing organisational effectiveness,
enhancing competitiveness, customer service and profitability. Actually, the lean and green …

A web-based decision support tool using adaptive assessment approach is developed in
this research as a guiding tool throughout the journey to lean. In the past several decades …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to empirically explore the relationships among
organization ownership structure, implementation of just‐in‐time (JIT), and production …