| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | Lean, take two! : reflections from the second attempt at lean implementation |
| Authors: | Scherrer-Rathje, Maike Boyle, Todd A. Deflorin, Patricia |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.bushor.2008.08.004 |
| Published in: | Business Horizons |
| Volume(Issue): | 52 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Page(s): | 79 |
| Pages to: | 88 |
| Issue Date: | 2009 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 1873-6068 0007-6813 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Best management; Case study; Lean production; Practices |
| Subject (DDC): | 658.4: Executive Management |
| Abstract: | It’s not easy being lean. And for many companies, getting lean right the first time does not always happen. Lean is a management philosophy focused on identifying and eliminating waste throughout a product’s entire value stream, extending not only within the organization but also along the company’s supply chain network. Lean promises significant benefits in terms of waste reduction, and increased organizational and supply chain communication and integration. Implementing lean, however, and achieving the levels of organizational commitment, employee autonomy, and information transparency needed to ensure its success is a daunting task. This article describes in detail two lean implementation projects within the same company: a global manufacturer of food processing machines and equipment. The first project was a failure, while the second is viewed as a success. Examining these projects in detail, the major criteria and conditions that led to either lean failure or lean success are identified. Based on these conditions, we highlight a number of lessons learned, all of which may help other organizations ensure the success of their own lean implementation and improvement efforts. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/9096 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Licence according to publishing contract |
| Departement: | School of Management and Law |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen School of Management and Law |
Files in This Item:
There are no files associated with this item.
Show full item record
Scherrer-Rathje, M., Boyle, T. A., & Deflorin, P. (2009). Lean, take two! : reflections from the second attempt at lean implementation. Business Horizons, 52(1), 79–88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2008.08.004
Scherrer-Rathje, M., Boyle, T.A. and Deflorin, P. (2009) ‘Lean, take two! : reflections from the second attempt at lean implementation’, Business Horizons, 52(1), pp. 79–88. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2008.08.004.
M. Scherrer-Rathje, T. A. Boyle, and P. Deflorin, “Lean, take two! : reflections from the second attempt at lean implementation,” Business Horizons, vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 79–88, 2009, doi: 10.1016/j.bushor.2008.08.004.
SCHERRER-RATHJE, Maike, Todd A. BOYLE und Patricia DEFLORIN, 2009. Lean, take two! : reflections from the second attempt at lean implementation. Business Horizons. 2009. Bd. 52, Nr. 1, S. 79–88. DOI 10.1016/j.bushor.2008.08.004
Scherrer-Rathje, Maike, Todd A. Boyle, and Patricia Deflorin. 2009. “Lean, Take Two! : Reflections from the Second Attempt at Lean Implementation.” Business Horizons 52 (1): 79–88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2008.08.004.
Scherrer-Rathje, Maike, et al. “Lean, Take Two! : Reflections from the Second Attempt at Lean Implementation.” Business Horizons, vol. 52, no. 1, 2009, pp. 79–88, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2008.08.004.
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.