Does lean practices implementation impact on company performance? A meta-analytical research

Studies linking the use of lean practices to company performance have been increasing as markets are becoming more competitive and companies are eager for reducing waste and therefore implementing the Lean Management (LM) philosophy to improve performance. However, results from these studies have fo...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inManagement and Production Engineering Review Vol. 10; no. 4
Main Authors Goncalves, Telma I G, Sousa, Paulo S A, Moreira, Maria R A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Warsaw Polish Academy of Sciences 01.12.2019
Subjects
Lean manufacturing
Literature reviews
Meta-analysis
Moderators
Performance enhancement
Philosophy
Preventive maintenance
Process engineering
Self directed work teams
Total quality
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Studies linking the use of lean practices to company performance have been increasing as markets are becoming more competitive and companies are eager for reducing waste and therefore implementing the Lean Management (LM) philosophy to improve performance. However, results from these studies have found various and different impacts and some light is needed. Extant literature was reviewed and, to achieve the research objective, a metaanalysis of correlations was carried out. The obtained results suggest a positive relationship between some lean practices and performance measures. Furthermore, the presence of moderators influencing the relationship between lean practices and performance outcomes is highlighted in our results. To our best knowledge, this is the first research that proposes a comparison of results from primary studies on Lean implementation, by analysing the linear relationship between lean practices and enterprise performance. It fills this gap and therefore represents an important contribution.
ISSN:2080-8208
2082-1344
DOI:10.24425/mper.2019.131441