...Susana Duarte; V. Cruz‐Machado Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how different business models, embodied in awards, standards and frameworks, can contribute to modelling a lean and green approach for an organization and its supply chain. Design/methodology/approach In total, 12...

... such as the design of experiments (DOE) method can be used to improve a simulation process. Design/methodology/approach A first‐principle model for the motor is used for simulation in MATLAB^®. Each parameter in the model is assumed to have a known distribution. Using the random number generator...

..., survey participation met a goal of 95 percent accuracy with 15 percent error. Completed surveys were compiled and analyzed for fundamental practices of lean organizations. Answers to the survey were assigned numerical values based on lean significance, and a lean assessment model was developed based...