TY - JOUR
T1 - Practical implications and future research agenda of lean manufacturing
T2 - a systematic literature review
AU - Antony, Jiju
AU - Psomas, Evangelos
AU - Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo
AU - Hines, Peter
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was partly supported by the Association pour la Recherche sur le Cancer (ARC). J.C.O. is a doctoral research fellow at the Institut de Formation Sup?rieure BioM?dicale (IFSBM).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Academic literature on Lean Manufacturing (LM) is widely available. However, due to its fragmentation, the contribution of LM from practical and academic perspectives is controversial. This paper establishes the practical implications of LM studies carried out worldwide and identifies novel research streams. A Systematic Literature Review (SLR) of peer-reviewed journal articles was conducted. A total of 403 articles published in 62 journals during 2010–2019 were collected from four major management science publishers. An ‘affinity diagram’ was applied to organise the data into natural and logical themes. Conceptual frameworks concerning LM practical implications and future research agenda were formulated. Meaningful themes of LM practical implications and future research suggestions were revealed and classified into two categories. In category one pertaining to the internal nature of LM, themes related to the pre-implementation, implementation and post-implementation phases of LM were identified. In category two pertaining to the external nature of LM, themes related to the country in which the companies operate, the diverse managerial systems available, and the methodological research approach were identified. The main themes supported in the literature by most references were determined. Finally, respective statements concerning the practical implications of LM and the future research agenda are analytically presented.
AB - Academic literature on Lean Manufacturing (LM) is widely available. However, due to its fragmentation, the contribution of LM from practical and academic perspectives is controversial. This paper establishes the practical implications of LM studies carried out worldwide and identifies novel research streams. A Systematic Literature Review (SLR) of peer-reviewed journal articles was conducted. A total of 403 articles published in 62 journals during 2010–2019 were collected from four major management science publishers. An ‘affinity diagram’ was applied to organise the data into natural and logical themes. Conceptual frameworks concerning LM practical implications and future research agenda were formulated. Meaningful themes of LM practical implications and future research suggestions were revealed and classified into two categories. In category one pertaining to the internal nature of LM, themes related to the pre-implementation, implementation and post-implementation phases of LM were identified. In category two pertaining to the external nature of LM, themes related to the country in which the companies operate, the diverse managerial systems available, and the methodological research approach were identified. The main themes supported in the literature by most references were determined. Finally, respective statements concerning the practical implications of LM and the future research agenda are analytically presented.
KW - future research agenda
KW - Lean manufacturing
KW - practical implications
KW - systematic literature review
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U2 - 10.1080/09537287.2020.1776410
DO - 10.1080/09537287.2020.1776410
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85087517821
SN - 0953-7287
VL - 32
SP - 889
EP - 925
JO - Production Planning and Control
JF - Production Planning and Control
IS - 11
ER -