...Abdullah Kaid Al-Swidi; Mohammed A. Al-Hakimi; Hamood Mohammed Al-Hattami Purpose This paper aims to explore how lean manufacturing practices (LMPs) predict sustainable performance (SP) in the context of manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in less developed countries, like...

...% (Ziraga and Wandebori, 2015). Operational performance Mediating role Business performance Lean manufacturing practices Moderating role SMEs of wooden furniture The concept of LM was first introduced by the Japanese car manufacturer Toyota Motor Corporation in the late 1950s...

... in the right quantity is the main characteristic of the Lean manufacturing. Implementation of Lean manufacturing practices provides emphasis on the pull production instead of the push production. A reduction in all types of waste leads to improvement in customer responsiveness, which ultimately improves...

... or early 30s; then, it begins to increase again. Similarly, satisfaction drops within the first year of work and remains low for a number of years, after which it increases. Figure 1 represents the proposed framework for investigating the effects of the lean manufacturing practices on job...