The propagation of lean thinking in SMEs



Lyons, AC ORCID: 0000-0003-3105-1567, Yadav, Vinod, Jain, Rakesh, Mittal, Murari and Panwar, Avinash
(2019) The propagation of lean thinking in SMEs. Production Planning and Control, 30 (10-12). pp. 854-865.

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Abstract

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) play a pivotal role in economic growth, industrial output, and employment creation. However, SMEs are often ignored by researchers as far as the adoption of lean is concerned in comparison to Large Enterprises (LEs). Therefore, the literature regarding lean implementation in SMEs is not conspicuous, and many SMEs have only a limited understanding and awareness of lean. This paper offers a comprehensive literature review with a focus on the implementation of lean in SMEs and explores the applicability of lean thinking in such environments. An attempt is made to provide an analysis of lean practices that have been applied in SMEs and critical success factors for lean transformation in SMEs. It also contributes to the field of lean implementation research by proposing a framework for lean in SMEs and identifies the scope of future research.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Lean, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), literature review, production management
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 02 Jul 2019 08:08
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 00:38
DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2019.1582094
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3048267