...Lyn Liq Ooi; Sin Yin Teh; Peck Yeng Sharon Cheang Purpose A paradigm shift of industry revolution 4.0 is made possible by technological advances that constitute a reversal of conventional lean production (LP) processes. In addition, there is increasing pressure on the manufacturing industry...

... improvement, has achieved only partial success due to the persistence of legacy attitudes on the part of unionized and high seniority employees. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Lean production Continuous improvement Employment protection Operations and production management Change...

... planning and scheduling, product development, decision support systems, information‐based strategy, systems development and implementation, risk and environmental management. OM has also embraced several organization‐wide philosophies including lean production, mass customization and agile manufacturing...