Successful lean implementation to SMEs poses great challenges. Although lean principles,
tools and strategies for implementation are widely known and well documented, companies …

Purpose–The aim of this research paper is to present the critical factors that constitute a
successful implementation of lean manufacturing within manufacturing SMEs …

There is a scarcity of research about cultural aspects and organizational culture related to
Lean Implementation (LI)(Pakdil and Leonard, 2015). The purpose if this paper divided into …

Purpose–Lean business ideology has been one of the recent dominant research areas in
operations management. However, there is a dearth of research focusing on Lean in small …

India is emerging as a new manufacturing destination and many companies are seeking
ways to increase the value of their products and services by eliminating unnecessary …

It is an opportune moment to an extended literature review of lean implementation in SMEs
given the recent serious research attention. Therefore, this paper presents an extensive …

The purpose of this article is to explore the difficulties experienced when implementing Lean
Manufacturing in small and medium sized enterprises (SME). In this work, we draw up a dual …

Implementation of lean in manufacturing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) remains a
serious challenge as many SMEs have failed at an early stage of lean deployment. Previous …

This paper aims at identifying the combination of organisational culture profiles and
leadership styles that best support companies implementing lean manufacturing practices …

Last two decades had witnessed explosion of researches into the area of manufacturing
improvement such as lean manufacturing, total quality management, total productive …