Investigation of lean manufacturing factors for waste reduction in manufacturing SMEs Online publication date: Thu, 17-Jun-2021
by Harsimran Singh Sodhi; Doordarshi Singh; Bikram Jit Singh
International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management (IJPQM), Vol. 33, No. 2, 2021
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to establish a relationship between various factors of lean manufacturing and the causes of waste in order to guide the practitioners and academicians for adequate implementation of lean manufacturing in their organisations for waste management. A survey has been conducted in various manufacturing organisations of India through a questionnaire on a Likert scale of 5. Further, the gathered data has been analysed using Cronbach's alpha value and the relationship between lean manufacturing tools and causes of waste has been established using canonical correlation test. Relationship among various tools of lean manufacturing and causes of waste has been established using canonical correlation test. The outcomes of this study will assist the floor managers of various manufacturing organisations for the adequate implementation of lean manufacturing in their organisations.
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