Table of contents
Lean production in a changing competitive world: a Japanese perspective
Hiroshi Katayama, David BennettDescribes the basic concept of lean production and the recent trend in Japanese manufacturing which has been towards a cycle comprising price competition, cost reduction, a…
Assessing changes towards lean production
Christer Karlsson, Pär ÅhlströmDevelops a model which operationalizes the different principles in lean production, with a focus on those that concern the work organization in the manufacturing part of a…
Work organization in lean production and traditional plants: What are the differences?
Cipriano ForzaProposes a framework (developed from an analysis of the existing literature) which will be useful to research the linkages between work organization and lean production practices…
New wave manufacturing strategies: Operational, organizational and human dimensions
Alan Harrison, John StoreyClaims that existing literature on concepts such as lean production, just‐in‐time, and total quality management theory fails to address adequately critical aspects of the…
Characteristics of work organization in lean production and sociotechnical systems: A case study
Willem Niepce, Eric MollemanSeveral human factors in the present and prospective situation of an automotive assembly shop were examined with respect to the concepts of lean production (LP) and sociotechnical…
Developing a lean production organization: an Australian case study
Amrik S. SohalDescribes the experience of an Australian automotive parts manufacturer over the ten‐year period from 1984‐1994 as it adopted lean production methods and new work organization…
Redesigning production through teamworking: Case studies from the Volvo Truck Corporation
Paul Thompson, Terry WallaceThere has long been a debate concerning whether the technical division of labour should be structured around the individual or the group. With the developing of lean production…
The role of group working in assembly organization
Robert van der Meer, Mairi GudimDemonstrates how different forms of assembly organization can be classified on the basis of three structural characteristics and analyses the possible relationships between these…
Production model discourse and experiences from the Swedish automotive industry
Tomas Engström, Dan Jonsson, Lars MedboDiscusses production models for final assembly in the automotive industry and also reports on the performance of one final assembly plant representing an innovative production…
Team time: a model for developing self‐directed work teams
Pierre van Amelsvoort, Jos BendersDistinguishes two different forms of team: the han and the self‐directed work team. The main differences between these forms relate to autonomy and the number of hierarchical…
Operational autonomy explains the value of group work in both lean and reflective production
Roel W. SchuringDescribes and compares two designs of work group: those which are based on the use of standard operating procedures, as found in lean production, and those based on decentralized…
Squaring lean supply with supply chain management
Richard LammingLean supply ‐ the system of purchasing and supply chain management required to underpin lean production ‐ has been characterized as “beyond partnership”. Re‐examines this idea…
Templates for change with supply chain rationalization
Gloria L. Lee, Ian K. OakesDiscusses how firms are seeking new templates of change to remain competitive in the face of the globalization of markets. Presents a model depicting the templates for change such…
The road to lean repetitive batch manufacturing: Modelling planning system performance
Peter Burcher, Simon Dupernex, Geoffrey RelphPlaces research undertaken into a periodic order cycle inventory management system for repetitive batch manufacturers into the context of lean production and world class…
Lean organization, management by process and performance measurement
A. De Toni, S. TonchiaShows how the pursuit of excellence and the organizational change required by lean production leads to a management‐by‐process organization, and that management by process…
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- Dr Tobias Schoenherr
- Prof. Constantin Blome
- Robert D. Klassen