Abstract Das Thema Gruppenarbeit ist in den letzten Jahren etwas aus den öffentlichen und betrieblichen Debatten verschwunden. Die mit der Gruppenarbeit in arbeitspolitischer Perspektive verknüpften hohen Erwartungen haben sich in der betrieblichen Realität nicht erfüllt. Mit der Verbreitung...

Lean management has proved to be the preferred way of managers who strive for achieving performances comparable to that of the Toyota Company that firstly applied the “no wastes” philosophy. In healthcare, managers look at reducing the patients' waiting times and management costs, increasing...

This article seeks to discuss how project management can help the Lean Six Sigma methodology impact project outcomes. It is found that projects managers play a vital role in the successful implementation of the LSS tools and on meeting customer requirements. This article analyzes and identifies...

Abstract In diesem Beitrag wird der internationale Stand der (vorwiegend psychologischen) Forschung zu den individuellen und sozialen Auswirkungen von organisationalen Personalreduktionen (genannt „Downsizing“) auf die Verbleibenden (genannt “Survivors” dargestellt. Die fast...

Purpose This paper aims to develop the existing theoretical concept of a triad by informing it with the activity-resource-actor (ARA) model in a new empirical context of lean management (LM). Design/methodology/approach This conceptual paper draws on the industrial marketing and purchasing (IMP)...

Purpose Although empirical tests of effective lean-team leadership are scarce, leaders are often blamed when lean work-floor initiatives fail. In the present study, a lean-team leader’s work values are assumed to affect his or her team members’ behaviors and, through them, to attain team...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the roles that employee-initiated Lean improvement projects play in health care. Lean ideas are introduced to improve flow in health care. Although variability is detrimental to flow performance, it is unclear whether Lean initiatives set out...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse how negotiations between the constituencies affect the processes and outcomes of lean projects in Danish public sector organisations. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a qualitative analysis of interviews with managers and...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of Lean methodology through an exhaustive literature review, and its implications and application in the service industry right from its initiation in 1990s till date. Design/methodology/approach The paper summarises the evolution...

Purpose Investigating the beginning of project management (app. 30 BC) with a focus on business models similar to the “PDCA” cycle, the purpose of this paper is to find an approach which could be used as a new standard procedure for the eradication of projects in Lean project management....