Lean Readiness Assessment in Sugar Production Plant

Abstract

The fundamental tenet of lean systems (LS) is that eliminating wastes of all kinds through the application of lean practices. However, implementing LS without first assessing organizational readiness could end in failure. A measurement methodology to assess the lean readiness level (LRL) has been created in this study. The study uses the measurement framework created by Al-Najem et al., (2013) and Nordan et al., (2010), which specify 6 constructs related to lean quality practices: process variable (PV), planning and control (PC), customer's relations (CR), supplier's relations (SR), HR, and top management and leadership (TML). Operational performance factors were also added to the LRL framework. Descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA, and regression analysis were used to create and test 1 research question and 3 hypotheses. The outcomes show that the company is far from being prepared to apply lean. In order to succeed during complete lean implementation, the suggested LRL framework will perform as an analytical model for evaluating quality practices before lean deployment.