Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen

Pinto, José Luís Quesado; Matias, João Carlos De Oliveira; Pimentel, Carina; Azevedo, Susana Garrido; Govindan, Kannan

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-77016-1_2

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“…At the same time, that is expected to yield effectiveness in terms of meeting customer value requirements and efficiency within an operational system in the long run (von Thiele Schwarz et al, 2017). Pinto et al (2018) explain that the essence of kaizen involves the engagement of all members of an organisation in a systemic exertion of the skills and interactions within an operational process to achieve positive changes. Therefore, this study views kaizen as a compound operational activity engaged in a joint process of interactions to identify operational challenges and address them within an operational process.…”

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Achieving operational resilience through kaizen practice: a case in a commercial livestock farm in Nigeria

Ufua

Itai

Kumar

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PurposeThis study is focused on achieving operational resilience through the practices of kaizen across the operational structure. The research is based on a case study of a commercial livestock farm in Nigeria. The study views the practice of kaizen from the perspective of the commitment of the members of the case study organisation who are directly involved with the operations of the organisation.Design/methodology/approachThe study applies a qualitative approach to explore the topic, engaging members of the case study organisation in the research to gather relevant data on the implementation of kaizen practices and the drive to attain resilience in the case study organisation. Semi-structured personal interviews and workshops were used for data collection. The study adopts systems theory to explore the topic, identifying and engaging relevant stakeholders.FindingsParts of the findings relating to kaizen are the issues with the livestock production process, aggressive leadership and the issue of livestock mortality in the case study organisation. These were discussed based on extant literature. The study affirms the importance of organisational members' commitment and adequate leadership support to achieve sustainable kaizen practices. The study highlights the need to align kaizen practices with relevant organisational practices, such as reward systems and contextual requirements for its implementation in an operational process. The study suggests that further study can focus on the dynamics of the legal system on the implementation of kaizen, especially from a developing economic background like Nigeria, where this study was conducted.Originality/valueThe study projects learning about the spatial factors that can affect the practices of kaizen in critical sectors like livestock management.

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Section: Overview Of the Practice Of Kaizen And Operational Resiliencementioning

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Achieving operational resilience through kaizen practice: a case in a commercial livestock farm in Nigeria

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Itai

Kumar

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“…Environmentally sustainable green supply chain management (GSCM) has emerged as a popular organizational philosophy for achieving corporate profit and market share objectives in an environmentally friendly way, that is, minimizing negative environmental externalities, including harmful wastes, while at the same time safeguarding the ecological efficiency of organizations and their supply chain partners throughout the entire lifecycle (Foo et al, 2018). On the other hand, lean manufacturing encompasses a set of synergistic work practices that aim to reduce wastes (and subsequently costs) during production operations, thereby increasing productivity and quality (Abreu et al, 2017), while ensuring efficient utilization of resources and providing value-added products to customers (Pinto et al, 2018). With the incorporation of green and lean initiatives, the relevant practices in relation to any operational process that require further improvement and streamlining can be identified (Bai et al, 2019).…”

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Unfolding the impact of leadership and management on sustainability performance: Green and lean practices and guanxi as the dual mediators

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This study aims to empirically evaluate the predictors that influence sustainability performance among manufacturing firms. Leadership and management, green and lean practices, and guanxi were examined to determine whether these predictors are directly and/or indirectly affecting sustainability performance; 160 valid responses were collected and partial‐least‐squares‐structural‐equation‐modeling (PLS‐SEM) was used to analyze the data. The results showed that leadership and management positively influenced green and lean practices and green and lean practices positively influenced sustainability performance. Leadership and management also positively influenced guanxi. Interestingly, leadership and management and guanxi do not exert a significant direct influence on sustainability performance. The findings contributed to the development of the resource‐based‐view theory further by empirically exploring the significance of leadership and management coupled with green and lean practices as competencies and capability to drive sustainability performance. The testing of the dual mediators' effects further added value to this study.

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Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management

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Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen

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Achieving operational resilience through kaizen practice: a case in a commercial livestock farm in Nigeria

Achieving operational resilience through kaizen practice: a case in a commercial livestock farm in Nigeria

Unfolding the impact of leadership and management on sustainability performance: Green and lean practices and guanxi as the dual mediators

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