Enablers and Barriers of Lean Manufacturing Implementation in Indonesian Manufacturing Companies

Abstract

Various previous studies stated that the success rate of implementing the Lean Manufacturing (LM) strategy varies greatly depending on the readiness of the organization, the readiness of individual employees, and also the work environment/work culture that has existed so far. Previous research was also mostly carried out in developed countries that had long implemented this Lean strategy, but very limited was done in developing countries like Indonesia. This study aims to complement and enrich the results of research on the implementation of Lean in developing countries, especially Indonesia. A survey method distributed 100 questionnaires, with 32% of them eligible for further processing. Using the Cochran test method, four enablers were found to significantly affect the success of Lean implementation, namely: top management commitment and support, high employee involvement, synergic cooperation of production and maintenance, and integration of LM with other programs. The accompanying results also revealed that there were five barriers believed to significantly influence the successful implementation of Lean.