A leanness measure of manufacturing systems for quantifying impacts of lean initiatives

Wan, Hung Da; Chen, F. Frank

doi:10.1080/00207540802230058

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“…Anvari, Zulkifli, and Yusuff (2013) examined the impact of specific influences on the leanness of a manufacturing system. They found that the most crucial components to leanness are defects, cost, lead time and value, (Wan and Frank Chen, 2008) supported the findings of Anvari et al By emphasizing on cost, value and time in order to evaluate leanness. Hofer, Eroglu, and Rossiter Hofer (2012) investigated the impact that lean production has on the financial performance of an organization and the mediating role of inventory leanness in proving the economic benefits associated with the deployment of a lean strategy.…”

Section: Journal Of Management Researchsupporting

confidence: 71%

The Internal Lean Dimensions Impact on the Manufacturing Based Product Quality of Food Processing Companies in Jordan

Al-jawazneh¹

2015

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This paper studies the impact of internal lean dimensions on the manufacturing based quality of food processing companies in Jordan, variables such as, pull systems, continuous flow, setup time reduction, total productive maintenance, statistical process control, and employee involvement were chosen to represent the internal lean dimensions, and were assumed to have an affect manufacturing based quality.A survey questionnaire was distributed for that purpose to those who occupy positions in the production department and eligible enough to give accurate and unbiased responses to the items of the questionnaire. The results of the study revealed that; the Internal Lean Dimensions have a significant impact on the manufacturing based product quality, manifested by, lower food products reprocessing, conforming to high quality standards, lower defects rate, less interruptive breakdowns, which helped food processing companies in delivering their products according to agreed upon schedule and the optimization of the utilization of their manufacturing resources, such as machines and equipments, raw materials, and labor force.

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Section: Journal Of Management Researchsupporting

confidence: 71%

The Internal Lean Dimensions Impact on the Manufacturing Based Product Quality of Food Processing Companies in Jordan

Al-jawazneh¹

2015

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“…The elimination of waste is achieved through the creation of value stream mapping of operations that deliver solutions and products in minimal time [11] [12]. Arguably, Sugimori et al [13] was the first to discuss the TPS in the academia [14], they have introduced the two basic concepts that Toyota has recognised as the guiding principles for its new methodology. The first was the attaining of low cost production through waste elimination.…”

Section: Lean Manufacturing and Service Operationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Lean Manufacturing in Public Services: Prospects for Value Creation

Jaaron

Backhouse

2010

Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing

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Lean manufacturing in public services: prospects for value creation his item w s su mitted to vough orough niversity9s snstitution l epository y theG n uthorF Citation: tee yxD eFeFwF nd fegury iD gFtFD PHIHF ve n m nuf E turing in pu li servi esX prospe ts for v lue re tionF sxX worinD tFErFD lyt¡ eD tFD neneD wF @edsAF ixploring ervi es ien esX pirst sntern tion l gonferE en eD si PHIHD qenev D witzerl ndD pe ru ry IUEIWD PHIHF ve ture xotes in fusiness snform tion ro essingY SQD ppFRSESUF Abstract. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the utilization of lean manufacturing systems in public service operations for potential added value. A case study of lean manufacturing implementation at a UK city council was carried out using in-depth interviews with key personnel coupled with documents collection. The Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ) was administered among front-line employees. Results show that lean manufacturing systems could create significant added value to the business and employees. A strong relationship was demonstrated between the lean manufacturing implementation and the affective commitment level of employees. This paper is one of a few studies that demonstrate the applicability of manufacturing systems in other settings and that they can generate significant added value for the service department and its employees.

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“…We can find in the literature several definitions for the term "lean level" of an organization. For example, Wan and Chen [5] defines the "lean level" as the performance level of the stream value compared to perfection, or according to Bayou and De Korvin [6], the "lean level" is the measure of the implementation of lean practices. Thus, one of the major challenges facing this area, it is related with the development of models to assess and validate the effectiveness and efficiency of lean thinking implementation in organizations.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…On the other hand, while some methods focus on the perceptions of employees, using a qualitative approach [7]; others use various performance metrics, creating a quantitative assessment [2,5,6]. However, none of the existing studies use qualitative and quantitative approaches simultaneously [4].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%