This paper outlines the development of an improved approach to the use of lean tools and techniques to improve the performance of manufacturing enterprises. Several research studies attempt to measure the overall leanness score of the manufacturing process; however, they failed to consider the...

[Abstract]: The release of the '2020 Vision report: The Manager of the 21st Century' in 2006 by Innovation & Business Skills Australia has produce some immediate effects on traditional Australian managerial development and training, particularly at tertiary postgraduate levels such as the Master...

Australia is one of those countries that are considered rich and abundant in fossil fuel energy resources. It is important for Australia to regulate the use of conventional energy and attempt replacing these conventional energies with renewable energy (RE) resources. Renewable energy resources...