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Showing 1 to 20 of 45 for “"Lean production"”.
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Lean production construction : prospects for the Icelandic construction industry
The emerging concept of lean construction is concerned with the application of the lean paradigm to the construction industry. Purpose – This research paper seeks to identify the prospects and applicability of lean construction techniques at site level construction processes in the Icelandic …
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A contingency-based decision support instrument for selecting lean production tools and techniques
… of decision support instrument for selecting lean tools and techniques based on the contingency factors to help Malaysian organizations to select the right lean tools and techniques based on their context. Most of the prior studies were found focusing on the selection lean tools but did not …
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Lean production, subcontracting, and industrial development: The case of the Brazilian automobile industry
… techniques collectively referred to as lean production. An essential element of the lean production model is the specialization and decentralization of production decisions throughout the supply network. The principal firm delegates production and product development to its suppliers, …
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Analysis of the Effect of Ordering Policies for a Manufacturing Cell Transitioning to Lean Production
Over the past two decades, Lean Production has begun to replace traditional manufacturing techniques around the world, mainly due to the success of the Toyota Motor Company. One key to Toyota's success that many American companies have not been able to emulate is the transformation of their …
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Emberierőforrás-menedzsment gyakorlatok a lean termelési rendszerben – kapcsolat a termelésstratégiai célokkal = Human Resource Management Practices in Lean Production – The Role of Manufacturing Strategy Goals
… Kutatásomban a két tudományterületet a lean termelési rendszeren keresztül kapcsoltam össze.
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The effect of the implementation of lean production principles on the financial performance of a rail refurbishing plant of a large South African company
… the effects of the implementation of lean Production principles in a South African Government-owned Rail Refurbishing Plant with a Job production system on financial performance as measured by Return On Investment (ROI). The research question formulated for the study investigates the …
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Driving a lean transformation using a six sigma improvement process
… manufacturing (Hounshell, 1984, pp. 3-4), mass production in the early 1900s in automobile manufacturing (Hounshell, 1984, pp. 9-10), and lean production in the early 1950s in automobile manufacturing (Womack, Jones, & Roos, 1990, p. 52), the state of manufacturing has continued to evolve. Each …
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Enabling sample tracking in and reducing variability in DNA library construction
… it must change its operations strategy from mass production to flexible, lean production. The operations organization has begun the lean production journey by hiring operations focused managers and initiating a Six Sigma program to utilize their employees to innovate and optimize processes. This …
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A multi-case investigation into the effectiveness of shop floor improvement teams at South African manufacturers
… as total quality management, just-in-time, and lean production, and the empirical research evidence which indicates that few of these programmes result in demonstrable operational performance improvement
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Development and application of management tools within a high-mix, low-volume lean aerospace manufacturing environment
The design and implementation of a lean production system is a complex task requiring an intimate understanding of the fundamental lean principles. Much of the published lean literature is written at a high level of abstraction and contains very basic examples. When lean tools are applied blindly …
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Application of lean enterprise concept to construction firms in Japan
… are at their peak standing on their strong production system, which is called the lean production system. The lean production system has its origin in the Japanese automobile industry and has changed the dynamics of international competition of the manufacturing industry. The construction …
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Analysis of Worker Assignment Policies on Production Line Performance Utilizing a Multi-skilled Workforce
Lean production prescribes training workers on all tasks within the cell to adapt to changes in customer demand. Multi-skilling of workers can be achieved by cross-training. Cross-training can be improved and reinforced by implementing job rotation. Lean production also prescribes using job …
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Production upgrading and skills development in the Western Cape clothing sector: are industry requirements being met by institutional policy implications?
… Western Cape clothing sector in the context of production upgrading. The analysis touches on the broader South African skills development framework and industrial policy towards the clothing sector, notably the shift from mass production towards the adoption of Lean Production and the Quick …
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Lean manufacturing system design and value stream management in a high-mix, low-volume environment
… creating the vision for the future state of a production system. As a management tool, however, it lacks in specific focus of roles, responsibilities, and actions required to achieve the future state vision. The limitations become more evident and the problems of execution become exacerbated …
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Critical Success Factors for Lean Construction Intervention
<br/>Despite the successful application of lean thinking across a wide range of industries, and a number of UK Government funded programmes such as the Construction Lean Improvement Programme and Constructing Excellence, the construction sector lags behind other sectors as highlighted in the Egan …
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Development of a methodology for the rapid implementation of a sustainable lean manufacturing system
… of the competitive edge that the Toyota Production System (TPS) has afforded to the Toyota Motor Company has led many U.S. companies to implement a lean production system of th~ir own. However, most companies have been unable to achieve the same level of success with lean as the Toyota …
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A quality improvement plan for a technical department within a petrochemical company
… such as international standards organization, lean production, total quality management systems and six sigma, quality has improved dramatically while optimizing production and costs. This study gives insight into the constraints that the case study organization experiences due to restructuring …
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Production system improvement : floor area reduction and visual management
… management tools to improve the efficiency of a production line in a medical device company. Lean production philosophy and common lean techniques were adopted as a guideline in this project. A new layout design was proposed to utilize less manufacturing space while maintaining or improving the …
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Technology, Participatory Management Practices (PMP), and Dignity at Work: Negotiating the Use of Technology in a Plastics Packaging Firm
Since the introduction of Toyota's Production System, the deployment of lean production systems (or lean manufacturing), and more advanced technological developments, Participatory Management Practices (PMP) have been viewed as lying at the heart of successful manufacturing workplaces. Studies on …
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The design of a lean automobile dismantling and recycling system
… new system was designed using the principles of lean production. Aspects of the system were tested at the same three locations to validate the design. Based on the test results, the lean system design presented herein is expected to increase effective daily throughput 25%, increase the peak …
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