The implementation of more complex lean initiatives in the public sector of the economy is critical for quality improvement and survival. Describes the development of an eight‐step paradigm that is being used to assess and benchmark lean practices in the production and operation of military...

Agile manufacturing is a new and revolutionary way of manufacturing and assembling products. It is the next logical step in the evolutionary chain of manufacturing technologies, following on the heels of its predecessors, craft production, mass production, and lean production. This paper...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the implementation of best practices of collaboration between university and industrial small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach – This paper presents the experience carried on by a university group...

Purpose – In recent times, many organizations have attempted to implement or have already implemented lean manufacturing (LM). Some companies have implemented a few tools/techniques/practices/procedures (i.e. “elements” in short) of LM, while others have implemented a whole spectrum of LM...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate and highlight that the application of leagility can be possible in mass services as one type of services. Design/methodology/approach – This paper describes a case study and considers the concept of the leagility in a mass service...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the production processes utilized by the global construction industry. Design/methodology/approach – This paper discusses the history of the construction industry with a specific focus on the evolution of lean production systems (LPSs) that...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand the production processes utilized by the Malaysian construction industry (MCI). Design/methodology/approach – The paper follows an earlier work published in this journal in which the authors analyze the global construction industry...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the use of specific supply chain information technologies (IT) for e‐commerce, e‐procurement, and enterprise resource planning (ERP), when implementing lean practices to achieve mass customization (MC) performance. The study further...

Purpose – Toyota's management system, more formally known as the Toyota production system (TPS) is one of the most benchmarked business improvement strategies in modern industry. While many companies try to emulate Toyota's success using a variety of different approaches, most practitioners...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the relationships between lean manufacturing (LM) principles and concurrent engineering approach to new product development (CENPD). Design/methodology/approach – A survey instrument based on a number of critical factors was used to...