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The impact of lean practices on the operational performance of SMEs in India

Vinod Yadav (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Jaipur, India) (Department of Automobile Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur, India)
Rakesh Jain (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Jaipur, India)
Murari Lal Mittal (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Jaipur, India)
Avinash Panwar (Mechanical Engineering Department, Government Ram Chandra Khaitan Polytechnic College Jaipur, Jaipur, India)
Andrew Lyons (Management School, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK)

Industrial Management & Data Systems

ISSN: 0263-5577

Article publication date: 14 August 2018

Issue publication date: 21 February 2019

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Abstract

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-sized enterprises (SMEs). The purpose of this paper is to understand the perception of lean in SMEs and establish the relationship between lean adoption and operational performance.

Design/methodology/approach

With the help of a survey, data were collected from 425 SMEs in India and analyzed using structural equation modeling.

Findings

Operational performance of the firms was found to be positively related to lean implementation.

Originality/value

This study also furnishes practitioners with a better understanding of lean thinking in SMEs and its impact on performance.

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Citation

Yadav, V., Jain, R., Mittal, M.L., Panwar, A. and Lyons, A. (2019), "The impact of lean practices on the operational performance of SMEs in India", Industrial Management & Data Systems, Vol. 119 No. 2, pp. 317-330. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-02-2018-0088

Publisher

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Emerald Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited

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