Sustainable Practises in Lean Manufacturing: A Critical Review
Keywords:
Sustainable development, lean manufacturingAbstract
The key to attain sustainable development lies in the customer gratification through improved quality, reduced cost, reduced delivery lead times and proper communication. Lean manufacturing philosophies help managers to identify and eliminate waste at every stage of operations in a systematic approach. The changes in culture have contributed to every lean failure. While prevailing research implies that successful lean implementations lead to a profitable organisation it focuses on the low numbers of successful lean conversions. The opulence of lean manufacturing will not be entirely based on application of appropriate tools and techniques alone but also on the participation of top management and their leadership, workers attitude, resources and the organizational culture.
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