Abstract Academic literature on Lean Manufacturing (LM) is widely available. However, due
to its fragmentation, the contribution of LM from practical and academic perspectives is …

While it is understandable that lean and green practices are mostly sensible for large
companies, it is also important to bring these practices to small and medium enterprises …

Purpose Blockchain technology (BT) is setting world-shattering standard in all type of
transactions in business. BT has the prospective to drastically transform supply chain (SC) …

Evidence suggests that smaller organisations find the implementation of combined
operations-and environmental Sustainability improvement initiatives such as Green-Lean …

Purpose Adoption of blockchain technology (BT) leads to shrinking supply chains, produces
a better quality product, saves product development time and increases the customized …

Purpose Global competition has intensified pressure on small-and medium-sized
enterprises (SMEs) to implement lean. Recently, the debate has converged to the role of …

Purpose Although lean thinking is deemed to be a gold standard of modern production
management, a lot of scepticism still remains regarding its applicability in small-and medium …

Business enterprises such as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a significant
role in economic development but struggle for sustainability. A business enterprise such as …

In this study we explored the challenges involved in Lean Transformation and
implementation in the manufacturing sector. Using survey data from 50 North American …

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