whether the strategy‐manager alignment is related to the performance of the manufacturing unit. Results provide evidence to … organizational performance. This study extends prior research of the strategy‐managerial characteristics relationship to the … whether manufacturing units pursuing dissimilar strategies are led by manufacturing managers with dissimilar attributes, and …

areas – suggesting that “lean is green” (e.g. Florida, 1996). The lean mantra of waste reduction and “doing more with less …, procedures, tools, and strategies for implementation of lean and sustainable operations management (OM). This is encapsulated in … implementation and sustainability performance are in fact interlinked. Originality/value – Past research on the role of lean …

examine actual performance of Lean capabilities within the NHS. Design/methodology/approach For this explanatory multiple … actual performance of Lean within the NHS hospitals across a range of operations parameters and explore links between such …Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how operations strategy and Lean concepts can be applied within a …

conclusions are based on analysis of a database containing details of 953 manufacturing plants in the UK. Based on the performance …This report presents the preliminary findings of a research study to determine the factors which enable a manufacturing … measures mentioned above, a composite performance measure was calculated for each plant in the database. The plants were then …

located in the USA participated in this study. Four different manufacturing performance measures were examined. There is … manufacturing technology enhances JIT performance but inhibits TQM performance. Furthermore, findings from three‐way interaction … management (TQM) and just‐in‐time (JIT)). In addition, observations were made with respect to how technological innovations were …

shop performance characteristics of machine shops having a significant level of sales to JIT customers. Discusses these …

Reports the findings of a study into manufacturing performance and practice in 71 auto components plants in eight … countries. Documents the performance differences between plants in different countries, and tests the extent to which lean … production principles explain variations in performance. As a group, European plants trailed the USA and Japan on productivity …

Describes the development and testing of a framework which can assist in the process of designing performance measures … designed performance measures can result in dysfunctional behaviour often due to the method of calculation encouraging … individuals to pursue inappropriate courses of action. The performance measure record sheet presented provides a structure which …

performance of manufacturing systems or by the way in which manufacturing effectiveness has been translated into success in the … context of manufacturing culture, infrastructure and environment before expecting a transplanted or adapted Japanese system of …The manufacturing techniques used by Japanese companies to provide a competitive advantage have been shown by Japan …

factors that account for acceptance of environmentally responsible manufacturing in the innovators and early adopters are …