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The study examines the nature and impact of Japanese idea of continuous improvement (CI) at 14 automobile components companies in Australia. It assesses the extent to which CI practices inform management systems and work organization. The study is focused on the degree to which decentralized...
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Purpose - The last decade has seen much interest in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from successive UK Governments highlighting the importance of this sector to the wealth-creating process of the UK economy. World-class manufacturing (WCM) is a set of methodologies that are used by...
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existing literature related to performance measurement and supply chains benchmarking. To reflect the requirement for a …
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Three methodologies are associated with production optimisation, namely, Theory of Constraints(TOC), Lean and Six Sigma … is called the Theory of Constrains Lean Six Sigma (TLS). TLSliterature suggests that TOC should be implemented first with … a view to identify the constraint inan organisation. Lean implementation should follow in order to eliminate any waste …
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Achieving and sustaining competitive advantage is a major challenge for firms in today’s dynamic global marketplace. The notion of sustained competitive advantage has been investigated through a number of paradigms, from the resource based view of the firm to dynamic capabilities. This paper...
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To maintain or achieve competitiveness and profitability, a manufacturing firm or enterprise must respond to a range of challenges, including rapid improvements in technology; declining employment and output; globalisation of markets and environmental requirements. In addition, substantial...
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value. This term is classified as waste in the language of Lean Production. Waste can significantly affect the business …
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This paper reviews the literature on the association between lean production and performance. From this, propositions … on the integration and evolution of operation and human resource management practices associated with the lean production … productive, thus suggesting that the head start in integrating core OM and HRM practices associated with the lean production …
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Lösungsansatz ist das Lean Production Konzept. … Lean Production. …
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Viele kleine und mittlere Unternehmen haben kein eigenes Produktionssystem, jedoch wird die Notwendigkeit mit steigender Unternehmensgröße unerlässlich. ImVordergrund stehen Ziele wie eine flache Hierarchieebene und schlankeProzessketten. Ein Produktionssystem stellt weiterhin sicher, dass...
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