Structural Equation Modelling based Empirical Analysis of Operational and Technological Factors for Lean Implementation

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study attempts to explore the impact of operational and technological factors (OTFs) towards successful implementationof lean manufacturing (LM). Based on extensive literature survey, the authors endeavoured to develop anexhaustive list of all the input manifests related to the OTFs necessary for LM implementation, coupled with a similarexhaustive list of the benefits likely to be accrued from the successful implementation of LM. The critical analysis ofcollected data identified seven key input constructs and three output constructs which should act in unison to maximizethe benefits of implementing lean. Through the structural model presented in this paper, nine hypotheses were proposedand tested for validation by the data collected from Indian manufacturing companies. Seven hypotheses werevalidated while two hypotheses were not supported. Reasons behind the non-acceptance of the two hypotheses havebeen explored and mentioned. This structural model can be considered as a guide to integrate the OTFs to successfullyimplement lean. The novelty of this work lies in the fact that this is one of the very rare studies that attempted to havea survey-based empirical analysis for evaluating the impact of such factors towards an effective lean implementationin the Indian manufacturing sector.

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