Empirical Modeling of Lean Adoption in Small to Medium Size Manufacturers
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The practice of lean production has been documented in detail by production and operations management specialists world-wide [B. B. Flynn, S. Sakakibara, R. G. Schroeder, K. A. Bates and E. J. Flynn, Empirical research methods in operations management, Journal of Operations Management 9(2) (1990) 250–284]. Theoretically, on the other hand, there has been little research that define and quantify what it means to be a lean manufacturer. A typological definition of what it means to be lean has in part been resolved by a model initially developed by Shah and Ward [Defining and developing measures of lean production, Journal of Operations Management 25(4) (2007) 785–805]. This definition was used to determine the underlying concepts of lean production in small to medium size manufacturers (SMMs). While most of the factors found in the Shah and Ward [Defining and developing measures of lean production, Journal of Operations Management 25(4) (2007) 785–805] study remained valid, the model developed for SMMs displayed some new factors.
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A new framework was developed that identified new factors such as training, supplier/customer feedback and supply chain coordination.
“A new framework was developed that identified new factors such as training, supplier/customer feedback and supply chain coordination”
From A systematic literature review of lean manufacturing implementation in manufacturing-based sectors of the developing and developed countries (2022) · cites this paper as McLeod et al. (2016)
Globally, most SMEs lack the resources needed for training employees and acquiring resources needed during lean manufacturing implementation.
“Globally,most SMEs lack the resources needed for training employees and acquiring resources needed during the implementation of LM (Ulewicz and Kucęba, 2016; McLeod et al. , 2016).”
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- Authors
- McLeod, A. A., Stephens, M. P., & McWilliams, D. L.
- Affiliations
- Indiana State University (US)
- Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
- Jackson State University (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems
- Publisher
- World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt
- Published
- 2016-09-22
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 04
- Pages
- 173-188
- ISSN
- 0219-6867 (ISSN-L)
- 1793-6896
- OpenAlex
- W2521386166
- Cited by
- 6
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 1
- FWCI
- 0.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- 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
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering › Digital Transformation in Industry
- Keywords
- lean manufacturing, lean adoption, empirical modeling, manufacturing companies
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