Interactions of Lean enablers in Manufacturing SMEs using Interpretive Structural Modelling Approach - a case study of KRI

Mohammad, Ibrahim Salih; Oduoza, Chike F.

doi:10.1016/j.promfg.2020.01.172

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“…5.3.2 Communication of lean strategy. Communication of managers' visions, understanding and experiences with shop-floor workers is of utmost importance in creating satisfactory awareness, trust and confidence among the workers (Burawat, 2019;Mohammad and Oduoza, 2019). SMEs have fewer hierarchical levels, allowing greater flexibility and adaptability to changes (Shokri et al, 2016).…”

Section: Theme 3: Management Involvementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, intensive communication through a lean awareness program and including shop-floor workers and their supervisors in generating ideas and needs will decrease fear and increase trust in the program (Bhamu and Singh Sangwan, 2014). Trustworthy and supportive managers will additionally support the acceptance of change among workers (Burawat, 2019; Cullinane et al , 2017; Mohammad and Oduoza, 2019).…”

Section: Review Findingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Importance of first-line employees in lean implementation in SMEs: a systematic literature review

Knapić

Rusjan²,

Božič³

2022

IJLSS

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Purpose Existing research evidence shows a fragmented understanding of the roles of first-line employees (FLEs) as essential factors for successful lean implementation in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), provoking recent calls for additional research on the identification of enablers and barriers for lean acceptance among workers. Therefore, this paper aims to identify related enablers and barriers to lean implementation among FLEs and determine future research avenues for improving the understanding of lean methodology implementation in SMEs. Design/methodology/approach Relying on a systematic literature review methodology, the authors aimed to synthesize and evaluate available peer-reviewed papers on the role of FLEs in lean implementation in SMEs. General descriptive and thematic analysis comprehensively depicted the selected research topic and identified the main themes within collected papers and potential future research questions. Findings The authors identified four main themes related to FLEs’ role in lean implementation: cultural change factors, employee characteristics, management involvement and lean job design. Within each theme, the authors present a comprehensive overview of FLE-related factors and associated enablers and barriers that should be considered for a successful lean implementation in SMEs. Practical implications The research outcomes are important to practicing managers in SMEs, helping them facilitate lean acceptance and enhance the likelihood of successful lean implementation. Originality/value The insights from this study present building blocks in developing a lean implementation model for SMEs that considers the FLEs’ role more comprehensively.

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Section: Theme 3: Management Involvementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Review Findingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Importance of first-line employees in lean implementation in SMEs: a systematic literature review

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Rusjan²,

Božič³

2022

IJLSS

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“…Most popular CSF is internal Lean experience (Elkhairi et al, 2019). Other important CSFs that are rated in the order of decreasing number of appearance in the analyzed literature are organizational culture (Mohammad & Oduoza, 2019), financial capabilities (Sreedharan et al, 2018), training and education (Blijleven et al, 2019), leadership and management (Hu et al, 2015), communication (Alkhoraif et al, 2019), employee involvement and participation (Dora et al, 2013) and top management support and participation (Elkhairi et al, 2019). The most important CSFs are related to organizational culture and quality of companies' management system.…”

Section: Background On Erp System Implementation Into Lean Manufacturingmentioning

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Research of Erp System Integration Into Lean Manufacturing

Marcinauskas

2021

Science - Future of Lithuania

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Nowadays, the highly competitive market makes industrial companies search for new decisions to improve their competitive advantages. It can be lowering product cost, manufacturing and delivering faster than competitors or being flexible when producing different quantities of different products for different customers. Most popular instruments that help companies to reach previously mentioned competitive advantages are implementing Lean Manufacturing strategies or ERP systems into their production systems. The way of using these systems might become the main indicator of companies’ success in the future. This research aims to create a guideline for integrating ERP system into Lean Manufacturing system. It focuses on the manufacturing companies that are already using such a system and can share their good and bad experiences. To reach this aim, the scientific literature is being analyzed by retrieving the CSFs for such an integration process. Using these CSFs, the relation between them and the positive outcomes of the integration process is established and tested using an online survey. The results of the survey are processed using empirical methods. Moreover, the research methodology for evaluating the ERP system integration into Lean Manufacturing level is established and tested in three case analyses.

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“…This methodology seeks to implement lean production principles derived from the Toyota Production System (TPS) into the construction sector, with a focus on reducing waste and amplifying customer value 6 , 17 , 18 . Lean production practices aim to optimize project performance by minimizing waste and enhancing customer value 19 , 20 . The application of lean production methodologies is geared towards enhancing project efficiency by minimizing waste and elevating the importance of customer value 19 , 20 .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Lean production practices aim to optimize project performance by minimizing waste and enhancing customer value 19 , 20 . The application of lean production methodologies is geared towards enhancing project efficiency by minimizing waste and elevating the importance of customer value 19 , 20 . Lean production has shown success in reducing waste by 12% in the manufacturing industry, while the construction industry has a significantly higher waste rate of 57% 21 .…”

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confidence: 99%

Apply EZStrobe to simulate the finishing work for reducing construction process waste

Son,

Van Tien

2024

Sci Rep

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Vietnam, classified as a developing nation, encounters numerous challenges within its construction sector, including the scarcity of comprehensive and documented historical data regarding risks and a deficiency in embracing contemporary methodologies to mitigate the impact of risk factors on construction project objectives. This paper outlines initial findings from an ongoing research endeavor that centers on implementing Lean Construction (LC) techniques to enhance construction management practices specifically for marble floor finishing work within Vietnam. Therefore, this study aims to apply the construction lean principle combined with discrete-event simulation (DES) by using EZStrobe to simulate the marble floor finishing process in reality, from observing and collecting data of each activity in the actual process on the site. By building, running simulations, and resulting from real-world simulations, we'll understand the sources of waste, and then apply lean construction principles through methods such as just in time, reduce the batch size and resources priorities, and multi-skilled teams for the initial construction process. The study's lean modeling results has led to a 13% reduction in construction cycle time, a 141% improvement in process efficiency, a 268% enhancement in average productivity, and a 96% reduction in labor cost. The result has become the reference document resource for the managers and construction engineers to improve the performance of not only general finishing work but also marble floor finishing work.

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Interactions of Lean enablers in Manufacturing SMEs using Interpretive Structural Modelling Approach - a case study of KRI

Cited by 13 publications

References 7 publications

Importance of first-line employees in lean implementation in SMEs: a systematic literature review

Importance of first-line employees in lean implementation in SMEs: a systematic literature review

Research of Erp System Integration Into Lean Manufacturing

Apply EZStrobe to simulate the finishing work for reducing construction process waste

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