Identification of the relationships between critical success factors, barriers and practices for lean implementation in a small company

Identification of the relationships between critical success factors, barriers and practices for lean implementation in a small company

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This article aims to identify how the critical success factors (CSF), barriers and practices for lean manufacturing (LM) implementation in a small company are related.For this, the CSF, barriers and practices of LM related to small companies were initially consolidated from a literature review.Through semi-structured interviews and focus groups with the leaders of a small electronics manufacturing company in lean implementation, the relationships were evaluated jmannino.com and ranked through the incorporation of a multi-criteria analysis tool.The integration of a multi-criteria analysis tool into qualitative research methods (focused groups, semi-structured interviews and participatory observation) allowed quantifying these relationships in order to identify convergent efforts for a successful LM implementation.Existing frameworks for lean implementation are targeted at larger companies, disregarding the specific small company context.

This study provides a guide to assist LM implementation in small manufacturing companies.Furthermore, the greater understanding of these relationships enables managers to anticipate potential problems, allowing a nightstick twm-850xl more successful implementation.