.... The quantitative analysis uses the job floor data from three iron and steel manufacturers. After collecting, screening and analyzing the data, the root causes of the different wastes were identified that increase production costs. Consequently, lean manufacturing principles and tools are identified and prioritized...

... studies have been done in the construction industry, mainly in UAE, compared to lean manufacturing. Matloub Hussain can be contacted at: matloub.hussain@adu.ac.ae 22 09 2017 22 01 2018 29 05 2018 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re...

... operate but doesn’t. Stagnation time includes two losses: Iran Value stream mapping Lean manufacturing Operational losses Partial least square technique Nowadays, manufacturers are forced to produce high-quality products while keeping prices down. Lean manufacturing (LM...

... Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Lean manufacturing SME Kaizen events Lean-Kaizen Value steam map In the recent global competitive world, the customer expectation is higher from their purchases. Indian small and medium-sized...

...R. Vidyadhar; R. Sudeep Kumar; S. Vinodh; Jiju Antony Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual model and application of fuzzy logic for leanness assessment in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach – Lean manufacturing enables...

... in an automotive components manufacturing organization. Hence, the contributions are original. S. Vinodh can be contacted at: vinodh_sekar82@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Lean manufacturing Value stream mapping Lean production 5S Pull production Time reduction...

... . Sekar Vinodh can be contacted at: vinodh_sekar82@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Small and medium enterprises Lean manufacturing Lean production During the last two decades, the manufacturing paradigms have been subjected to transition. As a result of which...

...S. Vinodh; S. Aravindraj Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report a research on the development of axiomatic modeling of a lean manufacturing system. Design/methodology/approach A conceptual model for lean manufacturing has been adopted. A hierarchical structure has been developed...