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Table 2

Lean implementation barriers faced by Bangladeshi furniture industry

No.	Context	Barriers	Descriptions	References
1	Managerial	Insufficient expert management	This refers to a lack of knowledgeable leadership capable of driving lean initiatives effectively	Maware and Parsley (2022)
2		Resistance to change	It represents employee reluctance to adopt new lean technologies and procedures	Maware and Parsley (2022)
3		Rejection of lean practice	Resistance among employees and management to embrace lean manufacturing principles, resulting in reluctance to change existing processes	Darabi et al. (2023), Maware and Parsley (2022)
4		Unaware about the benefit	Lack of awareness or understanding of the advantages and potential improvements that lean practices can bring to the furniture industry	Teknologi et al. (2021)
5		Ineffective communication	Communication gaps and inefficiencies within the industry, hindering the successful implementation and coordination of lean initiatives	Sharma et al. (2016)
6	Technical	Lack of modern design	Outdated or traditional design approaches that are not aligned with modern lean manufacturing concepts and requirements	Ratnasingam et al. (2019)
7		Lack of quality control	Insufficient quality control processes and standards, leading to inconsistencies and defects in furniture production	Velarde et al. (2011)
8		Limited technical resources	It signifies a shortage of essential technical capabilities and resources required for lean implementation	Silvius et al. (2021)
9		Inefficient production time	This barrier pertains to suboptimal production processes that hinder lean practices	Belhadi et al. (2016)
10		Insufficient skilled manpower	Shortage of skilled and trained personnel capable of implementing and sustaining lean practices effectively	Inayatullah and Narain (2017)
11		Inadequate R&D and Innovation	Limited investment and focus on research, development and innovation within the industry, hindering lean advancements	Pirraglia et al. (2010)
12	Financial	Insufficient training	Lack of comprehensive training programs to educate the workforce about lean principles and methodologies	Guerrero et al. (2017)
13		Lack of capital cost	It signifies limited financial resources allocated to lean initiatives	Platin and Konuk (2022)
14		Fragmented industry structure	A fragmented and disorganized structure within the furniture industry, making collaborative lean efforts challenging	Feldmann (2022), Yu et al.(2011)
15		Inadequate plant layout and maintenance	This highlights issues with factory layouts and maintenance practices that hinder lean efficiency	Mawlood et al. (2022), Abu et al. (2021)
16		Limited government support	Inadequate support and policies from the government to facilitate and promote lean adoption and development in the sector	Wicaksono et al. (2022)

No.	Context	Barriers	Descriptions	References
1	Managerial	Insufficient expert management	This refers to a lack of knowledgeable leadership capable of driving lean initiatives effectively	Maware and Parsley (2022)
2		Resistance to change	It represents employee reluctance to adopt new lean technologies and procedures	Maware and Parsley (2022)
3		Rejection of lean practice	Resistance among employees and management to embrace lean manufacturing principles, resulting in reluctance to change existing processes	Darabi et al. (2023), Maware and Parsley (2022)
4		Unaware about the benefit	Lack of awareness or understanding of the advantages and potential improvements that lean practices can bring to the furniture industry	Teknologi et al. (2021)
5		Ineffective communication	Communication gaps and inefficiencies within the industry, hindering the successful implementation and coordination of lean initiatives	Sharma et al. (2016)
6	Technical	Lack of modern design	Outdated or traditional design approaches that are not aligned with modern lean manufacturing concepts and requirements	Ratnasingam et al. (2019)
7		Lack of quality control	Insufficient quality control processes and standards, leading to inconsistencies and defects in furniture production	Velarde et al. (2011)
8		Limited technical resources	It signifies a shortage of essential technical capabilities and resources required for lean implementation	Silvius et al. (2021)
9		Inefficient production time	This barrier pertains to suboptimal production processes that hinder lean practices	Belhadi et al. (2016)
10		Insufficient skilled manpower	Shortage of skilled and trained personnel capable of implementing and sustaining lean practices effectively	Inayatullah and Narain (2017)
11		Inadequate R&D and Innovation	Limited investment and focus on research, development and innovation within the industry, hindering lean advancements	Pirraglia et al. (2010)
12	Financial	Insufficient training	Lack of comprehensive training programs to educate the workforce about lean principles and methodologies	Guerrero et al. (2017)
13		Lack of capital cost	It signifies limited financial resources allocated to lean initiatives	Platin and Konuk (2022)
14		Fragmented industry structure	A fragmented and disorganized structure within the furniture industry, making collaborative lean efforts challenging	Feldmann (2022), Yu et al.(2011)
15		Inadequate plant layout and maintenance	This highlights issues with factory layouts and maintenance practices that hinder lean efficiency	Mawlood et al. (2022), Abu et al. (2021)
16		Limited government support	Inadequate support and policies from the government to facilitate and promote lean adoption and development in the sector	Wicaksono et al. (2022)

Source(s): Authors’ own contributions