Title: A comparative evaluation of contemporary models for lean manufacturing practices

Authors: Amjad Khalili; Md Yusof Ismail; A.N.M. Karim; Mohd Radzi Che Daud

Addresses: Department of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Gombak, Selangor, 50728 Malaysia ' Department of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Gombak, Selangor, 50728 Malaysia ' Department of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Gombak, Selangor, 50728 Malaysia ' Department of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Gombak, Selangor, 50728 Malaysia

Abstract: Lean manufacturing (LM) is a thought developed in Toyota, thus, there is lack of studies on whether the implementation of LM is appropriate for different enterprises because of differences in organisational and social culture and labour. This paper critically analyses 11 contemporary models for LM in an attempt to find a unified model that can be applied by enterprises. In the literature models have a tendency to focus only on few single components. However, different enterprises use diverse dimensions and models for measuring LM. It aims to review the various LM models prevailing in the contemporary research papers along with presentation of an in-depth analysis exploring the similar and dissimilar aspects. The LM models adopted by different enterprises are quite diverse as revealed through this investigation. The outcome of this study produced a matrix comprising conjoint 98 elements linked with LM 11 models. These represent soft and hard LM elements found in the literature.

Keywords: contemporary; model; lean; prevailing; comparative; dimension.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSOM.2017.085903

International Journal of Services and Operations Management, 2017 Vol.28 No.1, pp.26 - 45

Received: 01 Dec 2015
Accepted: 31 Jan 2016
Published online: 18 Aug 2017 *

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