Achieving leanness: the relationship of lean practices with process exploitation and exploration
by Mantas Vilkas; Inga Stankevice; Jurga Duobiene; Rimantas Rauleckas
International Journal of Services and Operations Management (IJSOM), Vol. 38, No. 2, 2021

Abstract: Lean is a socio-technical system that aims to increase operational effectiveness. It is widely assumed that lean contributes to the improvement of operational efficiency. However, there is limited knowledge of whether the improvement is achieved through processes of exploitation, exploration, or both. A survey of organisations adopting lean practices has shown that lean contributes to process control, incremental process improvement, and radical process improvement. The results help to explain the mechanisms through which lean affects the operational performance of organisations. The results show that lean facilitates both process exploration and exploitation and contributes to the ambidexterity of organisations.

Online publication date: Tue, 16-Feb-2021

The full text of this article is only available to individual subscribers or to users at subscribing institutions.

 
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.

Pay per view:
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.

Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Services and Operations Management (IJSOM):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:

Username:        Password:          Forgotten your password?

Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.

If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com