This paper describes the development of a survey instrument to assess the implementation
of lean practices within an organization. Results of a literature review, which was used to …

Although there have been quite a number of theoretical and practical studies where
axiomatic design (AD) principles have been used in the last few years, there is a lack of a …

The Toyota Motor Company has risen to a place of world prominence in the automotive
industry by redesigning the mass production system into the Toyota Production System …

The life cycle of production system shows the progress of production system from the
inception to the termination of the system. During each stage, mainly in the design stage …

This paper provides a framework and a road map for people who are ready to transform their
traditional production system from process orientation to cellular orientation, based on …

The emergence of the globalization paradigm in manufacturing industry has changed the
markets' circumstances, and accordingly manufacturing systems need to be compatibilized …

Researchers worldwide have proposed various frameworks for Lean Manufacturing (LM),
which act as a guide and provide direction to managers. A review of these frameworks …

The focus of this paper is on the use of the Manufacturing System Design Decomposition
(MSDD) to make effective cost and production system design decisions. A comparative study …

Purpose Autonomous maintenance (AM), one of the pillars of total productive maintenance
(TPM), aims to achieve performance toward zero defects and zero breakdowns. AM system …

Sustainability is emerging as a main consideration throughout the industrial world due to the
environmental pollution and degradation happening in a major scale as a result of industrial …