... is to help settle the debate, as well as provide insights into the role specific work practices play. Design/methodology/approach Based on responses from 1,391 workers at 21 lean sites, the authors examined the relationship between the degree of lean implementation and worker commitment; as well...

... practice variables was not feasible. Advanced manufacturing technologies Working practices Manufacturing industries Competitive manufacturing Competitive advantage Canada Many managerial procedures and policies, such as standardizing product designs, lengthening the product life cycle...

... to be the first complete analysis of work organisation practices for LP. Jordi Olivella can be contacted at: jorge.olivella@upc.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Lean production Working practices Team working The manufacturing practices developed by Taiichi Ohno at Toyota have...