Development of a framework for lean enterprise

Abstract

Purpose Lean enterprise (LE) is one of the emerging fields because of its impact across industry sectors. There were many LE framework articles published in the past without reviewing or considering the already published literature which lead to lots of inconsistencies in the existing frameworks of LE. This study aims to critically review the existing frameworks to identify inconsistencies and propose a new LE framework to overcome limitations of the existing LE frameworks. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review was conducted to identify the existing LE frameworks. All these identified frameworks were classified based on the following criteria: novelty of the framework; based on participation of academicians/practitioners/consultants; whether the proposed frameworks were verified; type of verification methodology used; and the degree of standardization of LE elements. A comprehensive LE framework was proposed after a thorough review of the existing LE frameworks which has been validated through reliability analysis and validity analysis. Findings The analysis revealed major inconsistencies such as lack of adaptation of existing frameworks in literature which lead to incoherent elements in LE frameworks. The study also found shortage of significant participation of academicians and practitioners in LE frameworks development compared to consultants. The present work established a road map to find a “cohesive theory of LE”, which resulted in the development of a set of coherent elements. Finally, a comprehensive LE framework was proposed with the help of extensive literature review. The initially proposed 106 elements were condensed to 50 after the validation to increase the focus and relevance. Research limitations/implications The proposed LE framework needs to be validated via an empirical approach or clinical approach such as a case study which will be the future work. Originality/value The present study performed extensive literature review to identify LE-related articles, corresponding elements and established coherency among them. A new comprehensive framework was proposed.

Development of lean enterprise implementation methodology: an ISM approach

“…The structural models were developed for these two cases, LSO and SMSO which were selected based on capital scale of the organizations. As far as managerial implications of this framework are concerned, the previous study (Jasti et al , 2020) provides guidelines for achieving standardization in all the functions involved in developing a LE organization. This work tries to help a manager to understand cause and effect relationships among various pillars in LE process.…”

“…Similarly, the identified lean elements in some of these studies were not validated through any substantial empirical investigation. To overcome these limitations, previous work (Jasti et al , 2020) has conducted comprehensive and structured literature review to identify the critical lean pillars and performed an empirical investigation to validate the identified lean pillars. After identification of critical lean pillars in earlier study, the prime purpose of this paper is to establish the hierarchy and relationships among these pillars to help with implementation of lean enterprise in manufacturing.…”

“…A framework for LE was developed based on critical and comprehensive literature review with empirical studies (Jasti et al , 2020). This framework contained thirteen pillars identified from literature and associated elements within each pillar with the help of empirical studies (Jasti et al , 2020). This LE framework is shown in Figure 1.…”

“…Many LE frameworks proposed were addressing a specific organizational activity rather than whole. Jasti and Kota (2020) have proposed a lean enterprise framework addressing all the aspects in the organization with 13 pillars and associated elements. This work had considered 142 frameworks from lean supply chain, lean manufacturing and lean product development domains and conducted frequency analysis to identify the significant constructs.…”

Enhancing Business Sustainability and Competitive Advantage by Using a Strategic Mathematical Computing Model

“…It is argued in the study that cost management should occupy a vital position in enhancing business profitability and corporate sustainability. With the rise of the lean company [3] and ongoing market competition, firms should act proactively to manage costs strategically. Financial reporting and clerkship are no longer the focus of cost management.…”