Lean Tools, Knowledge Management, and Lean Sustainability: The Moderating Effects of Study Conventions

Bo, Zhang; Niu, Zhanwen; Liu, Chaochao

doi:10.3390/su12030956

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“…Therefore, the lean philosophy already allows to support eco‐design already at the design stage, thus promoting a circular production model that improves, through RL, the recyclability of a product that is increasingly sustainable, less energy‐consuming, and based on secondary raw materials. Nonetheless, the lean‐sustainable production concept is still a new business strategy, without tangible feedback on its practical implementation (Abualfaraa et al, 2020; Zhang et al, 2020).…”

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

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Enabling the Circular Economy transition: a sustainable lean manufacturing recipe for Industry 4.0

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Over the past 10 years, the concepts and objectives of circular economy have been increasingly detailed and become strategic issues of international, European, and national policies. However, the transition towards circular production models continues to be affected by several barriers and critical factors that make the transition difficult to achieve. The paper tries to design a relationship between sustainable production and lean production, highlighting the opportunity to invest in reverse‐logistics and how Industry 4.0 system represents a breeding ground for circular economy targets application. The aim of the current study is to examine the relationships among sustainable production, lean production, and Industry 4.0 in order to evidence the need to adopt a lean methodology and Industry 4.0 technologies in a sustainable development perspective for companies. Following a holistic vision, the authors summarize the production principles and formulas, which, although in parallel, lead to similar results and therefore represent the pillars of a competitive and sustainable business. In conclusion, exploring the circular economy principles and production chain model, challenges, opportunities, and future outlooks are formulated.

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Enabling the Circular Economy transition: a sustainable lean manufacturing recipe for Industry 4.0

et al. 2021

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“…Therefore, improving the productivity of the construction industry is a fundamental need for a more sustainable society. Various authors have indicated a useful link between Lean Construction and Sustainability [10][11][12], as it is necessary to ensure survival in a constantly evolving business environment, through a sustainable environment driven by Lean, with significant untapped potential [11]. Furthermore, organizations have recognized the need for an approach that contributes not only to the production of buildings but primarily to the delivery process and improvement in product quality as a whole [11].…”

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Key Indicators for Linguistic Action Perspective in the Last Planner® System

Salazar¹,

Arroyo²,

Alarcón³

2021

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Since 2001, a link has been established between the Last Planner ® System (LPS) and Linguistic Action Perspective (LAP). However, to date, it has not been studied in sufficient depth. This research developed a system of indicators to measure and control the management of commitments, through the Design Science Research (DSR) methodology, and thus contribute to the development of the social dimension of sustainability that is often neglected in construction management research. The main contributions of this paper are a proposal of five main activities to apply the DSR method, a checklist to analyze the engagement of meeting participants, a notebook for last planners, delve into the variations that can occur to the basic movements of LAP, and the creation of a system of indicators hence updating the Percent Plan Complete (PPC) with a reliability indicator. The main limitation of this research is that the system was only validated in two South American countries that implemented LPS. In future studies, we propose to apply case studies in weekly planning meetings in other industries worldwide and to determine the recommended values to improve communication and achieve the proper implementation of LAP with LPS and without LPS.

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“…However, despite this, a system of quantitative instruments or methodologies has not been developed to carry out a specific management of the quality of commitments. Furthermore, recent studies show how the application of Lean Construction has focused on social responsibility (external) and engagement of the work environment (internal), filling gaps that sustainable practices alone cannot fill [11], also demonstrating that the application of Lean tools has a direct positive impact on the sustainability of projects [12].…”

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Key Indicators for Linguistic Action Perspective in the Last Planner® System

2020

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Since 2001, a link has been established between the Last Planner® System (LPS) and Linguistic Action Perspective (LAP). However, to date, it has not been studied in sufficient depth. This research developed a system of indicators to measure and control the management of commitments, through the Design Science Research (DSR) methodology, and thus contribute to the development of the social dimension of sustainability that is often neglected in construction management research. The main contributions of this paper are a proposal of five main activities to apply the DSR method, a checklist to analyze the engagement of meeting participants, a notebook for last planners, delve into the variations that can occur to the basic movements of LAP, and the creation of a system of indicators hence updating the Percent Plan Complete (PPC) with a reliability indicator. The main limitation of this research is that the system was only validated in two South American countries that implemented LPS. In future studies, we propose to apply case studies in weekly planning meetings in other industries worldwide and to determine the recommended values to improve communication and achieve the proper implementation of LAP with LPS and without LPS.

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Lean Tools, Knowledge Management, and Lean Sustainability: The Moderating Effects of Study Conventions

Cited by 28 publications

References 66 publications

Enabling the Circular Economy transition: a sustainable lean manufacturing recipe for Industry 4.0

Enabling the Circular Economy transition: a sustainable lean manufacturing recipe for Industry 4.0

Key Indicators for Linguistic Action Perspective in the Last Planner® System

Key Indicators for Linguistic Action Perspective in the Last Planner® System

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