Presents the findings of a study which investigated the adoption of lean production methods in Australian manufacturing … found that a large majority of the companies were practising lean production methods. Discusses the organizational changes … which had occurred in the organizations as a result of the introduction of lean production. Discusses the change drivers of …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify critical aspects of quality management (QM) adoption in a small … and valid for small companies, but that many such initiatives fail because of poor implementation. With scarcity of …

Purpose – This paper aims to provide an overview of current Lean Six Sigma certification practices among different … and organisations. Findings – The high variation in Lean Six Sigma certification standards makes it very difficult to … judge the actual competence of a certified Belt and to evaluate a Lean Six Sigma program in organisations. As such, the need …

literature review and an interview study. The interviewees were experts from carrier operations, the lean field, carrier …

which support or prohibit the effective realisation of CI. Lean is a globally competitive standard for product assembly of … discreet parts. Successful Lean application is conditioned by an evolutionary problem‐solving ability of the rank and file …. This is in itself contingent on employee involvement in improvement programs and the implementation of appropriate …

selects Lean and Six Sigma projects in practice. Design/methodology/approach – Practitioners of Lean and Six Sigma were … set ( n =74) that reflects practitioner views on the state of practice in selecting Lean and Six Sigma projects and …

triumphant implementation requires a systematic and controlled strategy to look at the prevailing culture. Whilst Lean failures … which should facilitate successful implementations. The implementation of Lean cannot be taken nonchalantly as there is a …Purpose – Empirical evidence suggests corporate culture and change contribute to every Lean failure. Whilst the …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to suggest a lean, agile, resilient, and green (LARG) index as a benchmarking … chain (SC). Design/methodology/approach – The proposed index incorporates LARG supply chain management paradigms and …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how “lean” is viewed in academic literature and how it is … operationalised. The paper also examines how evidence of lean is accounted for in practice. Design/methodology/approach – This paper … discusses a review of 105 international peer‐reviewed journals with the purpose of identifying what has been written about lean …

likelihood of a triumphant lean implementation. Design/methodology/approach – Predominantly results from 68 survey questionnaires … implementation requires a systematic and controlled change strategy. Research limitations/implications – While lean failures are … implementation of lean cannot be taken nonchalantly owing to the investment in terms of time and money. Consequently, if an …