Lean 4.0 implementation framework: Proposition using a multi-method research approach

Industry 4.0 and Sustainability Integration in the Supply Chains of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises through People, Process, and Technology within the Triple Bottom Line Perspective

“…Through individual analysis, analyzing the barriers, the economic dimension of the TBL is the most challenging one, as it offers four different barriers, two associated with technology (B2 and B5) and another two with process (B1 and B4). MSMEs need to face them towards leveraging the economic dimension of "inadequate processes for monitoring and control" [6,23,70,102], "weakness in cases of attacks and threats associated with the misuse of available information security technology" [35,104], "wrong procedures or low level of reuse and recovery of products" [110,111], "low level of prioritization in the selection and use of products, services, and companies with sustainable practices, throughout the supply chain" [34,112,113], "lack of staff training of professionals" [99,100], "lack of knowledge sharing methodology and practices" [54,101], "lack of financial conditions and organizational structure" [54,106,107], and "lack of top management support" [108,109]. From the mechanism perspective, the process is associated with four enablers (E3, E5, E6, and E7), offering a great perspective to leverage I4.0 and sustainability integration in the supply chains of MSMEs.…”

“…Barriers and enablers for the sustainable implementation of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) in supply chains have been increasingly discussed in both academia and industry [1,2]. Various industrial sectors and their respective supply chains have been impacted by I4.0, with new challenges for their organizations worldwide [3,4], influencing existing business models and strategies [5,6]. The digital transformation resulting from the evolution of the I4.0 concept is directly related to the future of industries globally in the long term, being a fundamental factor for their competitiveness since the process of integrating these technologies needs to overcome short-term management objectives, in addition to overcoming the complexity of integration challenges sustainably without negatively impacting organizational performance [7,8].…”

Implementation of Lean Manufacturing Principles and Fast Structured Logic Methods in the Organizational Culture: Addressing Challenges and Maximizing Efficiency

“…It is believed that the LM core is a process of eliminating losses that do not carry value for the buyer but consume resources. According to LM theory, the activities of any enterprise can be divided into two groups: operations and processes that add value to the consumer and operations and processes that do not add any value to the consumer [9].…”