Impact Of Lean Implementation Research Articles

Analysis of Supply Chain Performance Improvement in the Fish Processing Industry

This study aims to identify the supply chain condition of the red snapper fish processing industry, assess the supply chain performance, and recommend performance improvements based on the performance measurement results. The study was conducted in Brondong District, Lamongan Regency, East Java, Indonesia. The methods used are the Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model and the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), which measure effectiveness and efficiency parameters. Data were collected through interviews and field observations with expert respondents representing fishermen, collectors, and the fish processing industry. The results showed that the supply chain performance of the fishermen, collectors, and fish processing industry was 67.52% (poor), 88.11% (average), and 95.09% (excellent). The low performance was mainly in the fish catch composition accuracy and raw material handling practices. Root cause analysis was conducted to identify the leading causes, such as poor raw material quality, high raw material costs, and low cash-to-cash cycle time. Recommendations for improvement include handling raw materials training, using better cooling technology, and accelerating debt payments. Implementing lean supply chain management with the 5S system will improve operational efficiency and final product quality. Support from all stakeholders and government is essential for successfully implementing this strategy. Further study on the impact of lean implementation on environmental and social sustainability and exploration of new technologies for efficient fish handling and processing is needed.

Impact of LEAN implementation in restocking ambulances in an emergency department and on ambulance rotation within the Hamad Medical Corporation Ambulance Service

Background: With the advent of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup 2022 in Qatar, all healthcare systems were gearing up for an influx of patients. The Hamad Medical Corporation Ambulance Service (HMCAS) has also refined its patient supply chain (SC) processes to improve ambulance turnaround times (ATATs) at the emergency departments (EDs). International ambulance services (AS) are complex, and these ambulances are equipped with approximately 500 individual items, which include various types of medical consumables and equipment used during emergencies. By organizing individual medical items into stock units called “pre-packs”, according to the needs of the patients and type of clinical interventions, the inventory or stock-taking time of items stored in ambulances can be significantly reduced. Implementing reduced inventory lists of items and standardized pre-pack storage across the ambulance fleet has significantly improved the efficiency and accuracy of ambulance checking, restocking, and recovery time, improving overall ATAT at the ED. Aim: This study evaluates the staff’s perceived impact of modular pre-pack kits on ambulance restocking processes and ED ATAT. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a fit-for-purpose survey was designed and distributed to all operational staff at HMCAS. The survey aims to assess HMCAS staff’s opinions about the implemented LEAN pre-pack system. Cronbach’s alpha was calculated to assess the reliability of the survey. The Mann-Whitney U-test was conducted to compare if there was a difference between the group’s opinions. The Shewhart control chart was created to monitor the impact of the implemented intervention on the ATAT at the ED. IBM-SPSS® (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) Version 26 was utilized for data analysis. Results: A group of 287 employees with different backgrounds participated and completed the survey. The Cronbach’s alpha was equal to 0.739, indicating a satisfactory level of reliability of the Mann-Whitney U-test. The descriptive analysis and the Shewhart chart revealed that most staff found that the pre-pack concept helped improve LEAN restocking processes, access to clinical applications, and ambulance checks. Overall, this concept matched the international benchmarks for turnaround time. Conclusion: The pre-pack concept promoted easy and quick processing of clinical applications, restocking procedures, and ambulance checks, and this positively impacted the ATAT at the ED. Further, it improved responses to emergency calls and enhanced access to effective care for patients. This approach also simplified the tasks above when many locum staff is employed on a short-term basis to cover mega-events such as the FIFA World Cup.

Impact of lean implementation from the ergonomics view: A research article

In the developed industries, it has been demonstrated that the efficient incorporation of Ergonomics in procedures and facilities reduces expenses associated with disability, additional or overtime hours, health care, premiums or incident fines. The Lean tools are complicated and beneficial but it can cause Ergonomics problems with promising modifications. Human wealth, the most significant component in an organisation, often feels the essence of the issues. The objective of this job was to evaluate current science understanding on the effect of implementing Lean manufacturing tools from the point of perspective of Ergonomics in manufacturing sectors. This study informs, based on the literature reviewed, how the incorporation of the ethics of both Lean tools and Ergonomics from the plan stage of the workplace can carry advantage to the safety of the employees and at the same time to increase the power of efficiency improvements. This article as well aims to precede trends and possibilities in this field for upcoming studies.

Impact of Lean Implementation on Employees’ Job Satisfaction in the ABC Apparel Manufacturing Firm

For almost all organizations, employees are the vital resource and they are representing an important asset within the business. The main concern of Human resource management is to improve the potential of employees so that they can get maximum job satisfaction from their work and give their best efforts to the organization. Job satisfaction represents one of the foremost areas facing current managers when it comes to managing their employees. In the current context of Sri Lankan apparel industry, it can be seen that the high labor turnover rate in relation to the labor recruitments. The lean implementation of the apparel industry has been drastically changing the industrial environment and the way a worker perform his job role. As a solution to the labor turnover it is necessary to identify the impact of lean implementation on the employee satisfaction.
 
 ABC apparel manufacturing firm is a one of the apparel manufacturing firms which has implemented lean concepts such as Empowerment, Standardization, Quality Management, Problem Solving Demand, Effort-Reward Fairness, Team Working Culture and Job Rotation. Based on the literature review and preliminary investigation, hypothesis were developed in order to identify the relationship between the lean implementation and job satisfaction. Therefore the primary data for this research were collected through the survey conducted in the ABC Company. The survey was conducted over 60 sample units and the sample was selected using the simple random sampling technique. The collected data were analyzed using the statistical tool namely descriptive statistics, frequencies, correlation and linear regression. Based on the data analysis, it can be concluded that there is a moderate positive relationship between the lean practices and the job satisfaction in the ABC apparel manufacturing firm.

Lean implementation within SMEs: a literature review

Purpose– Lean business ideology has been one of the recent dominant research areas in operations management. However, there is a dearth of research focusing on Lean in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The purpose of this paper is to fill this gap by systematically reviewing the literature in relation to the implementation of Lean in SMEs.Design/methodology/approach– Tranfieldet al.’s (2003) systematic review methodology was employed covering three stages: planning, conducting and reporting/dissemination.Findings– A descriptive analysis of the papers reviewed is provided. From the thematic analysis of the literature four main themes are identified: the scope/type of Lean being adopted by SMEs, how Lean is used in SMEs, the impact of Lean implementation on SMEs and the critical success factors for Lean implementation in SMEs. Key inhibitors and enablers related to firm size when implementing Lean are also identified in the concluding discussion.Research limitations/implications– Nine recommendations for future research are developed associated with Lean implementation in SMEs.Practical implications– The authors suggest SMEs to integrate organisational factors such as employee empowerment and the development of a supportive strategy into their Lean implementation plans. A preliminary “Staircase Road Map” to guide SMEs in implementing Lean is also developed.Originality/value– This paper goes beyond previous literature reviews of Lean by systematically and critically evaluating key themes of Lean implementation within an SME environment. It not only provides a road map for SME owners/managers who intend to implement Lean, but also provides the academic community with an agenda for future research.

Wastes Elimination: Impact of Lean Implementation in Kemang Medical Care (KMC)

Introduction: Hospital usually generates a lot of kinds wastes. There are a variety of techniques and tools available to eliminate wastes. Lean is a problem solving approach for continuous eliminating wastes. Lean is about increasing value of customer by eliminating wasteful activities. This study pursues to find any activity or process that consumes resources without creating value is a target for elimination.Methods: Data were collected using a questionnaire designed based on lean measure of hospital. Data were collected from January until June 2013, using clustered sampling. Data was analyzed using statistical methods t-Test and Chi-Square test were used to compare the mean value.Result: Average waste elimination was significant difference in overall waste elimination performance after 3 months and 6 months after implementation lean. Some variables: purchasing drug and supplies, level/number of drug and supplies, total turn-around time (TAT), showed significant after 3 months implementation.Other variables: first time quality (FTQ) and full the equivalent (FTE) showed significant after 6 months.Discussion: According to result the status of waste elimination using lean practices is satisfactory in KMC. Result also reflect of employee familiarity with the concepts and practices of lean in KMC overall. This study emphasized the immediately of lean is effective strategy to address the challenge of hospital waste elimination management.