Abstract
This paper aims to demonstrate the positive effect of a Lean Management (LM) approach to increasing efficiency, even in a company which is subject to critical market issues. The pharmaceutical industry is a well-known example of a crisis-affected context and companies have directed attention to Lean Management for a long time, but they are stable in increasing effectiveness. This research uses a case study to move the attention to efficiency as an attractive LM goal. The result of this study provides a reference for academia as well as the business field.
Highlights
The pharmaceutical industry has been greatly affected by the 2008-2010 global economic crisis
It is widely accepted that Lean Management is of considerable benefit in manufacturing, so there is growing interest in it among companies in the pharmaceutical industry
Maria Elena Nenni, Luca Giustiniano and LIunctaJ PEinrogloB:uIsmMpraonvaegm, e2n0t1o4f, 6M:2a4nu|fdaocti:u1ri0n.g57O7p2e/r5a9ti0o2n7s 1 through a Lean Management Approach: A Case Study in the Pharmaceutical Industry was pursued through the re-engineering of the production flow and the implementation of a pull-based system
Summary
The pharmaceutical industry has been greatly affected by the 2008-2010 global economic crisis. It can be said that most of the companies are still working on developing their effectiveness (TPM and TQM) rather than focusing on efficiency. This means that they are trying to build stable running machines and stable processes [3, 4] before targeting the objective of achieving a low inventory. The aim of this paper is to present a case study of a pharmaceutical company that has focused on efficiency improvement. Maria Elena Nenni, Luca Giustiniano and LIunctaJ PEinrogloB:uIsmMpraonvaegm, e2n0t1o4f, 6M:2a4nu|fdaocti:u1ri0n.g57O7p2e/r5a9ti0o2n7s 1 through a Lean Management Approach: A Case Study in the Pharmaceutical Industry was pursued through the re-engineering of the production flow and the implementation of a pull-based system.
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