Table 1

Lean implementation challenges and barriers faced by Bangladeshi apparel industry

No.BarriersReferences
1Lack of internal and external fundingKabir et al. (2021), Munim et al. (2022) 
2Weak technological infrastructureSingh and Rathi (2021) 
3Lack of strategic reward and performance managementParmar and Desai (2020), Basher et al. (2022) 
4Inadequate managerial skillExpert suggestion
5Low priority from the top managementExpert suggestion
6Lack of efficient consultants and trainersExpert suggestion
7Lack of effective horizontal and vertical leadershipExpert suggestion
8Resistance to change managementBhadu et al. (2022), Maware and Parsley (2022) 
9Lack of awareness of the advantagesMishra et al. (2021) 
10Lack of intensive communicationKabir et al. (2021) 
11Lack of synchronization in strategic planningMishra et al. (2021) 
12Inadequate skills of workerMishra et al. (2021) 
13Negative attitude toward leanMishra et al. (2021) 
14Improper selection and customization of lean toolsAbu et al. (2019), Hasan et al. (2022) 
15Lack of proper understanding of lean conceptBashar and Hasin (2019), Maware and Parsley (2022) 
16Lack of strategic reward and performance management systemParmar and Desai (2020) 
17Lack of data preservation and progress trackingJadhav et al. (2014) 

Source(s): Author's own contributions Adopted from Kabir et al. (2021), Parmar and Desai (2020), Basher et al. (2022), Mishra et al. (2021), Abu et al. (2019), Singh and Rathi (2021), Bashar and Hasin (2019), Hasan et al. (2022), Munim et al. (2022), Bhadu et al. (2022), Maware and Parsley (2022) 

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