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Digital Lean Manufacturing: A Literature Review
Abstract
The purpose of this literature review is to examine how Digital Lean Manufacturing is viewed in the academic literature and how it is being operationalized. We reviewed 100+ scientific articles to identify what has been written about Digital Lean Manufacturing. There appears to have been two waves of scientific research on the theme of Digital Lean Manufacturing covered in the extant literature since the term first appeared in the year 2007. This paper is the first comprehensive literature review on Digital Lean Manufacturing and presents pertinent factors and useful insights into this emergent and intensifying field of research.
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Both Poka Yoke and Pick to Light contribute to improving the quality, accuracy and efficiency of production processes.
“Both systems, Poka Yoke and Pick to Light, contribute to improving the quality, accuracy and efficiency of production processes.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Powell, D. J., & Romero, D.
- Affiliations
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Tecnológico de Monterrey (MX)
- Venue
- 2021 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM)
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Published
- 2021-12-13
- Pages
- 659-662
- OpenAlex
- W4205356474
- Cited by
- 12
- References
- 30
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 1
- FWCI
- 2.40
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Funders
- Research Council of Norway
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering › Digital Transformation in Industry
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management Information Systems › Quality and Supply Management
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Management and Optimization Techniques
- Keywords
- lean manufacturing, digitalization, operationalization, research trends
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