Testing a theoretical model underlying the ‘Toyota Way’ – an empirical study involving a large global sample of Toyota facilities

Lean management (LM) has attracted the interest of scientists and practitioners since 1990, when Womack et al. (Womack, J.P., Jones, D.T. and Roos, D. (1990). The Machine that Changed the World. New York, NY: Rawson Associates) popularized the Japanese manufacturing approach aimed at eliminating waste to improve operational performance and customer satisfaction. Over the years, the lean concept has evolved becoming a managerial paradigm applicable to different sectors and processes with impressive results. This heterogeneity of implementations and settings makes the recent LM literature diverse and fragmented, and an extensive analysis of the latest contributions on this field is lacking. To address this gap, the authors propose a systematic literature review (SLR) of 240 articles published in 25 peer-reviewed academic journals from January 2003 to December 2015. The purpose is to analyse the recent trends in this area and to provide a framework that organizes lean researched issues into mature, intermediate and nascent, based on their position in the research life cycle. Starting from the gaps that the SLR highlights, the authors suggest conducting lean research in the following directions: (a) grounding lean studies on existing managerial theories; (b) addressing service settings such as banking/finance, public sector and education; (c) exploring the role of national culture through cross-country comparisons; (d) defining and conceptualizing 'lean-x' processes; (e) understanding the relationships between lean and safety/environmental issues, and (f) unveiling the effects on social outcomes. Finally, the proposed framework helps scholars find issues not sufficiently explored that require theory-building research (to move from nascent to intermediate) or theory-testing research (to move from intermediate to mature).

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“…Only one paper regards lean conceptualization and definition: testing the theoretical model underlying the Toyota Way (Jayamaha et al . ).…”

Section: Toward a Theoretical Framework Of Recent Lean Literaturementioning

confidence: 97%

A Systematic Literature Review on Recent Lean Research: State‐of‐the‐art and Future Directions

Danese

Manfè

Romano

2017

Int J Management Reviews

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“…This is a recent development for TPS (Liker & Hoseus 2008;Jayamaha et al 2014). The Toyota Way actually supersedes the TPS and is in fact quite different in its emphasis (Liker & Hoseus 2008).…”

Section: Principles Of the Toyota Waymentioning

confidence: 95%

Implementing Toyota Way principles for construction projects in China: a case study

Gao

Low

2015

International Journal of Construction Management

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The Toyota Way has evolved from an advanced production system to a socio-technical model in manufacturing. Many organizations are trying to replicate Toyota's success with the Toyota Way in their respective business and industry environments. This paper examines construction projects in China which, despite rapid progress in recent years, are still under enormous pressure to reduce costs while increasing productivity, reliability, and quality. The Toyota Way style of management seems to be appropriate and significant for construction firms in China to address these pressing issues. This paper identifies the similarities of the current project management practices of large Chinese construction firms in order to compare them with the principles of the Toyota Way. Using a case study, the paper analyses the challenges (i.e. lack of integration in implementation, low awareness of Toyota Way principles), opportunities for implementation where the Toyota Way has not been fully adopted, and outcomes (i.e. cost saving and ahead of schedule) for better implementation of the Toyota Way.

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“…Anchoring is a form of consumer bias but can work to a small business owner's advantage. The anchoring associations of Toyota Motor Corporation might include reliable vehicles, family cars, quality, and resale value (Jayamaha, Wagner, Grigg, Campbell-Allen, & Harvie, 2014). These are all positive anchors that help foster positive brand associations.…”

Section: Brand Associationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Small business marketing strategies for physical therapy practice owners

Daugherty

2019

International Journal of Healthcare Management

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Testing a theoretical model underlying the ‘Toyota Way’ – an empirical study involving a large global sample of Toyota facilities

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A Systematic Literature Review on Recent Lean Research: State‐of‐the‐art and Future Directions

A Systematic Literature Review on Recent Lean Research: State‐of‐the‐art and Future Directions

Implementing Toyota Way principles for construction projects in China: a case study

Small business marketing strategies for physical therapy practice owners

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