Purpose–Since Masaaki Imai coined the term Kaizen in the mid 1980s it has been regarded
as a key element in the competitiveness of Japanese companies. However, even though …

Continuous improvement (CI) have been recognised as one of the most effective ways to
improve organisational performance. However, there is a lack of research on this topic from …

In operation literature, the effect of total quality management on firm performance has been
investigated in many studies. Compared to large manufacturing firms, most small and …

This paper provides a comprehensive, integrative conceptual review of work on
“communities of practice”(CoPs), defined broadly as groups of people bound together by a …

The Chinese construction industry has witnessed many remarkable achievements over the
past years. Yet it still suffers from many problems, including low product quality, low working …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which lean management
practices are adopted by small-and medium-sized manufacturing organizations in India and …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of entrepreneurial orientation
(EO) and total quality management (TQM) on the performance of small-and medium-sized …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between 5S use,
contextual factors and performance. The contextual factors comprise structural features of …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight the lessons learned from two kaizen events
for productivity improvement in a printing company. The paper suggests how to organize …

Purpose–Recently, the operations management academic literature has seen articles
focusing on the transfer of “lean” thinking or kaizen concept from the private to the public …