This book reports four structural equation models (SEM) for quantifying the relationship between the most important lean manufacturing (LM) practices applied to the manufacturing industry. The SEMs are evaluated using 220 responses to a survey applied to manufacturing companies applying LM principles in the production system and are related to: distribution and maintenance, production process and quality system, supply chain and quality, and an integrator model. The findings identify the most important activities for every LM practices and how they are related. These relationship’ values will help administrators, managers, engineers to focus their efforts on these most important activities, facilitating the decision-making process.
| ISBN: | 9783030977511 |
| Publication date: | 20th March 2022 |
| Author: | José Roberto DíazReza, Jorge Luis García Alcaraz, Adrián Salvador Morales García |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 117 pages |
| Series: | SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology |
| Genres: |
Production and industrial engineering |