The competitiveness in the industrial environment has increased considerably and, as a direct consequence, the search for different techniques and management practices to achieve better performance in all processes have been a major concern for organizations interested in solidifying its global market presence. Companies are using models, philosophies and programs to improve their production pr...

Dynamism and uncertainty are genuine threats for current high technology organisations. Capability to change is the crux of sustainability of current large organisations. Modern manufacturing philosophies, including agile and lean, are not enough to be competitive in global market therefore a new emerging paradigm i.e. reconfigurable manufacturing systems is fast emerging to complement the appl...

Along with the progress of globalization, speed and efficiency have become more critical for any industry than ever before. In this sense, the concept and methods of lean management, promoting these performances, have been deployed from manufacturing, its origin industry, to other industries. This paper deals with this management style in the construction industry, called lean construction. In ...

BACKGROUND Although many global health programs focus on providing clinical care or medical education, improving clinical operations can have a significant effect on patient care delivery, especially in developing health systems without high-level operations management. Lean manufacturing techniques have been effective in decreasing emergency department (ED) length of stay, patient waiting time...

undoubtedly, more attention is being made in the word service and industries that can be learnt from manufacturing for improving its production out puts and their associated quality and cost. these include such lean production, jit, tqm, and the relationship between buyer, supplier and finally the customer satisfaction. the main purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between three...

Pharmaceuticals and manufacturing companies early on learned the role Lean management philosophies can play in keeping them competitive. Effective Lean initiatives start with an understanding of what value means in the eyes of the customer; Lean then sets out to pinpoint where and how value is added. It focuses organizations on ensuring that resources are applied to deliver that value as effect...