...Rojanette Coetzee; Karl Robert van der Merwe; Liezl van Dyk Purpose This study aims to develop a people-centred model for lean implementation in the South African context that simultaneously focuses on continuous improvement and Respect for People (RFP). Design/methodology/approach...

...Mia Ljungblom; Thomas Taro Lennerfors Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reach a deeper understanding of the Lean principle of respect for people (RFP to facilitate Lean implementation in Western organizations outside Toyota. Design/methodology/approach This study uses an interpretative...

...Rojanette Coetzee; Liezl van Dyk; Karl Robert van der Merwe Respect for People (RFP) is an essential element of the lean manufacturing philosophy. Originally, lean manufacturing was derived from the Toyota Production System (TPS). Together with the TPS, Toyota also developed the Toyota Way...