...-use rights only Lean manufacturing Kanban Pull system Material replenishment Visual management Case study Material shortages stopped assembly lines at this plant for an average of 56 h every month. Most of the twelve lines saw recurring stoppages due to missing parts. Operators...

... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Maturity model Readiness Lean manufacturing Empirical validation Benchmarking application Portugal In the current global economic landscape, accurately understanding and assessing the state of Lean implementation and maturity...

..., therefore, not as a tool subordinate to lean manufacturing, but rather as the key element that enabled the achievement of all other techniques, such as Kanban, Just in Time, Total Quality Management and zero defects (Chan and Tay, 2018 ; Fonseca and Domingues, 2018 ; Habidin et al., 2018...

...Jeff Joseph Chavez-Escobedo; Eva Selene Hernández-Gress; Mayra Antonio-Cruz; Carlos Alejandro Merlo-Zapata Purpose This study aims to propose a people-centered lean manufacturing model to improve productivity in apparel small and medium enterprises (SMEs) characterized by individualistic...

...Sharmin Akter Urmee; Md. Mosharraf Hossain Purpose Integration of lean manufacturing and Industry 4.0 (I4) has been a discussable topic for some years now. Integration of these two can have a synergetic effect on the system. Previous research presented conceptual frameworks for integrating lean...

...Niranga Silva; Dilupa Nakandala; Richard (Chunhui) Yang Purpose This study aims to investigate how lean manufacturing ( LM ) enablers influence the adoption of advanced digital technologies in manufacturing. While lean capabilities are widely recognised for improving efficiency, limited research...

...Niranga Silva; Dulith Indula Hettiarachchi; Pasindu Perera; Chandana Perera Purpose This study aims to examine how Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies can enable Lean Manufacturing ( LM ) practices in Sri Lanka’s apparel industry. Although LM has been widely adopted to improve efficiency and reduce...

... to Takt Time (FiTT), designed to align production with customer demand and operational variability, thereby supporting lean manufacturing objectives. Design/methodology/approach FiTT integrates Takt Time and a variability tolerance factor (α) into the traditional OEE structure. The study employs two...

... Figure 8 represents the citation analysis map that helps to analyse the relationship between two entities. The citation map analyses the existing works’ interconnectivity in the research topic. Lean six sigma Human resource management Lean manufacturing Six sigma Systematic literature review...

... characteristics and employee well-being. It enriches the existing literature by differentiating the effects of these two bundles/aspects of lean manufacturing and their implications for job design and employee-related outcomes. Corresponding author Ali Zaidi zaidi67ali@gmail.com 24 02 2025 07...

...Corrine Keke Chen Purpose The review examines how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing nations adopt and implement Lean manufacturing. Despite their central role in economic development, SMEs often face inefficiencies from limited resources, skill shortages and institutional...

... Systematic literature review Lean production Lean manufacturing Lean and sustainability In a highly globalised context, characterised by a close interdependence of industrial, economic and financial systems and an inalienable ubiquity and mobility of people, the emergence of an unexpected...

... for the food industry. So, it is necessary for food companies to adopt appropriate management practices to become more resilient operationally and survive. The contribution of lean manufacturing ( LM ) practices to the operational performance ( OP ) of food manufacturing companies can be enormous. The purpose...

...Francis Daudi Sinkamba; Juma Mohamed Matindana; Mussa Mgwatu Purpose As some industries fail when trying to adopt Lean Manufacturing in Tanzania, this study aims to identify and suggest a framework for addressing the barriers to Lean Manufacturing implementation in the context of Tanzania’s...

...Mostafa Elmarzouki; Wang Jiuhe Purpose This study aims to bridge the gap between traditional continuous improvement methodologies and emerging digital technologies by systematically analyzing how hybrid innovation models – integrating Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and Industry 4.0 tools – drive...

... diversity and cultural wealth, comprising of several cultures and subcultures. To compare lean manufacturing implementation in the global north and south, it is essential to consider the influence of organisational culture, leadership commitment and workforce engagement. The adaptability of lean...

... that encompasses analyzing historical volumes, identifying key product families, developing current and future state value stream maps, assessing capacity utilization and implementing Kanban-based pull systems with supermarkets between processes. This approach is grounded in Lean manufacturing principles...

... experience in OpEx, ensuring a deep, context-specific understanding of its implementation. Findings This study reveals that Moroccan automotive firms adopt OpEx practices in a phased, structured manner, beginning with foundational methodologies such as Lean manufacturing, 5S and Kaizen, before...

... to pursue a long-term competitive advantage toward an endurable business. The purpose of this paper is to fill the gap between lean and sustainability, analyzing the sustainable lean manufacturing (SLM) effect on performance in the Brazilian automotive sector. Design/methodology/approach This study...

...://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Lean manufacturing A3 Continuous improvement Sustainability Digitalization The era of globalized manufacturing confronts many challenges, encompassing rapidly changing customer demands, fierce market competition, the imperative for short delivery times...