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 …

Based on five lean principles, a systematic lean implementation methodology for
manufacturing organizations has been proposed. A simplified leanness evaluation metric …

The increasing use of lean production (LP) by companies from several sectors has
substantially increased the amount of publications and different emphases on the subject …

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 examine the extent to which lean management
practices are adopted by manufacturing organizations in Thailand and their impact on firms' …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore if six sigma and lean are new methods, or if
they are repackaged versions of previously popular methods–total quality management …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the lean manufacturing implementation
challenges in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The study is based on experiences of …

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

The paper integrates literature from the health care sector and the lean production
movement in order to understand whether lean thinking is applicable in healthcare and …