Hekneby, Torbjørn; Benders, Jos; Ingvaldsen, Jonas A. - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 14 (2021) 2, pp. 219-230
Purpose: The shop-floor organization under lean production (LP) has been hotly debated for about three decades. As this organization concept leaves considerable room for interpretation, the content of lean-inspired changes can vary widely. This paper pleads for a contingency view of how LP is...