| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | Challenges in the transformation to lean production from different manufacturing-process choices : a path-dependent perspective |
| Authors: | Deflorin, Patricia Scherrer-Rathje, Maike |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00207543.2011.613862 |
| Published in: | International Journal of Production Research |
| Volume(Issue): | 50 |
| Issue: | 14 |
| Page(s): | 3956 |
| Pages to: | 3973 |
| Issue Date: | 2011 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Taylor & Francis |
| ISSN: | 0020-7543 1366-588X |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Challenge; Transformation; Path-dependent; Perspective |
| Subject (DDC): | 658.5: Production management |
| Abstract: | The implementation of lean production remains popular among industrial companies, and the requirement for individualised steps in its implementation is widely accepted; however, research has not yet considered the different process choices available to the companies. The conclusions drawn from the automotive industry's mass production environment may be misleading, given the different conditions of many other industries. We therefore compare case data from a craft producer with the rich, case-study based literature of mass producer companies that highlight the transformation from mass to lean production. We derive a list of specific challenges a craft producer must approach using a different strategy than a mass producer. This study adds to the lean production theory by demonstrating how different manufacturing process choices influence the lean transformation process and its successful implementation. It provides specific propositions concerning the transformation to lean by considering the different processes of craft and mass production companies. Furthermore, the case study gives an in-depth understanding of the challenges a craft-oriented company faces when becoming lean. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/9873 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Licence according to publishing contract |
| Departement: | School of Management and Law |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute for Organizational Viability (IOV) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen School of Management and Law |
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Deflorin, P., & Scherrer-Rathje, M. (2011). Challenges in the transformation to lean production from different manufacturing-process choices : a path-dependent perspective. International Journal of Production Research, 50(14), 3956–3973. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2011.613862
Deflorin, P. and Scherrer-Rathje, M. (2011) ‘Challenges in the transformation to lean production from different manufacturing-process choices : a path-dependent perspective’, International Journal of Production Research, 50(14), pp. 3956–3973. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2011.613862.
P. Deflorin and M. Scherrer-Rathje, “Challenges in the transformation to lean production from different manufacturing-process choices : a path-dependent perspective,” International Journal of Production Research, vol. 50, no. 14, pp. 3956–3973, 2011, doi: 10.1080/00207543.2011.613862.
DEFLORIN, Patricia und Maike SCHERRER-RATHJE, 2011. Challenges in the transformation to lean production from different manufacturing-process choices : a path-dependent perspective. International Journal of Production Research. 2011. Bd. 50, Nr. 14, S. 3956–3973. DOI 10.1080/00207543.2011.613862
Deflorin, Patricia, and Maike Scherrer-Rathje. 2011. “Challenges in the Transformation to Lean Production from Different Manufacturing-Process Choices : A Path-Dependent Perspective.” International Journal of Production Research 50 (14): 3956–73. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2011.613862.
Deflorin, Patricia, and Maike Scherrer-Rathje. “Challenges in the Transformation to Lean Production from Different Manufacturing-Process Choices : A Path-Dependent Perspective.” International Journal of Production Research, vol. 50, no. 14, 2011, pp. 3956–73, https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2011.613862.
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