This paper empirically examines the influence of lean supply strategy implemented in electronic-enabled manufacturing supply chains (EMSC) on lean manufacturing adoption in a sustainable manner. Adopting lean manufacturing often not only requires a lengthy period but also involves a prolonged...

This exploratory study seeks to determine the interrelationship between sustainable manufacturing practices (SMP), sustaining lean improvements (SLI) and sustainable performance (SP) in Malaysian automotive industry. The specific goals are: 1) to identify the SMP, SLI and SP measures for...

Lean principles and techniques can be successfully applied in the retail sector. In the retail sector, lean approach improves operational flows. Lean retail encourages manufacturers to produce standard products in accordance with the created (placed) orders from retailers pursuant to the demand...

This essay explores the governance mechanisms by which an industrial policy based on Toyota Production System (TPS) principles can learn from, collaborate with and ultimately help transform the context of the economic actors without being captured by them. This working paper was prepared for the...

[ES] Cuando se habla de LEAN, inmediatamente se piensa en Toyota y en su continuo éxito. De ahí que hayan sido muchas las empresas que han intentado seguir su modelo: el TPS (Sistema de Producción Toyota) o el modelo LEAN, basado en él. Sin embargo, pocas lo han conseguido. El libro titulado...

One of the most significant steps during the last one and a half centuries was the formation of mass production. Its success lay in the fact that industry recognized the importance of economies of scale, and have thus gained competitive advantage and cost effectiveness. The method has met...

This presentation discusses developing economies in Latin America as compared to the Toyota Production System (TPS), an integrated socio-technical system, developed by Toyota, that comprises its management philosophy and practices. A comparison of INTA in Argentina and elsewhere is given. The...

This paper introduces and appraises two new interpretations of accounting: accounting as a 'labour process' and accounting as the 'self-consciousness of capital'. These interpretations of accounting were presented by T. Miyosawa and A. Tanaka respectively in their attempts to bridge the gap in...

When speaking about LEAN, people immediately think about Toyota and its continuous success. Accordingly, many companies have tried to follow its model: the TPS (Toyota Production System) or the LEAN model, based on it. However, few ones have achieved it. We think the book «The Toyota way»...