Abstract
This manuscript reports preliminary results from a study examining the status of Lean implementation and the need for Lean transformation support among participants in two segments of Virginia's manufacturing industry. A census survey with 180 responses (population size 1033) was conducted and the results confirm previous research that enterprises in these industries are not uniformly aware of Lean and its potential benefits. Enterprises also have implemented Lean to varying degrees or not at all. Interestingly, small enterprises indicated a lower need for Lean implementation support from third parties than did medium or large enterprises.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | IEEM 2014 - 2014 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management |
| Publisher | IEEE Computer Society |
| Pages | 249-253 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781479964109 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2014 |
| Event | 2014 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2014 - Selangor, Malaysia Duration: Dec 9 2014 → Dec 12 2014 |
Publication series
| Name | IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management |
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| Volume | 2015-January |
| ISSN (Print) | 2157-3611 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2157-362X |
Other
| Other | 2014 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2014 |
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| Country/Territory | Malaysia |
| City | Selangor |
| Period | 12/9/14 → 12/12/14 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2014 IEEE.
Keywords
- Awareness and implementation of Lean
- Lean transformation support
- small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)
