The principles of Lean Production have enabled organisations in themanufacturing and service sectors to significantly improve their competitiveness. The application of Lean principles, derived from the Toyota Production System has enabledmany organisations to simultaneously improve productivity, quality and customer service. Similar benefits have been achieved through the application of informa...

In the traditional sense, IT has often been viewed as a contributor to waste within lean production. However, as the business world changes and competition from low-cost countries increases, new models must be developed which deliver competitive advantage by combining contemporary technological advances with the lean paradigm. By applying an action research approach, this paper evaluates the su...

Lean, which was initially developed by Toyota, is widely implemented in other companies to improve competitiveness. This research is an attempt to identify the adoption of lean in the production system of Malaysian car manufacturer, Proton using case study approach. To gain the in-depth information regarding lean implementation, an activity on the assembly line called Set Parts Supply (SPS) was...

A dynamic systems approach is proposed to investigate challenges of implementing production leve and associated costs. A model of a lean cell is developed using system dynamics. The model capt various lean tools influencing production levelling. Comparative cost analysis between various leve implementation policies for stochastic demand with multiple products is conducted. Results showed determ...