International Journal of Operations & Production Management articles from February 1996

International Journal of Operations & Production Management archives from February 1996

Lean production in a changing competitive world: a Japanese perspective.(Lean Production and Work Organization)
February 1, 1996... Introduction Since its publication in 1990, the book The Machine that Changed the World, with its advocacy of "lean production", has dominated much of the theory and practice of production systems design[l]. So well known and compelling have...

Assessing changes towards lean production.(Lean Production and Work Organization)
February 1, 1996... Introduction The purpose of this article is to develop an operationalized model which can be used to assess the changes taking place in an effort to introduce lean production. In keeping with the theme of this special issue, we have limited...

Work organization in lean production and traditional plants: what are the differences?(Lean Production and Work Organization)
February 1, 1996... Introduction Most publications on lean production (LP) devote some space to the question of the importance of human resources. It is only rarely that work organization practices (WOP) are clearly defined and the specific role of each of them...

New wave manufacturing strategies: operational, organizational and human dimensions.(Lean Production and Work Organization)
February 1, 1996... Introduction Lean production (LP) is just one of several concepts which have been devised to express the radical new approaches which have taken place in manufacturing in recent years. Others are just-in-time (JIT), world-class manufacturing...

A case study: characteristics of work organization in lean production and sociotechnical systems.(Lean Production and Work Organization)
February 1, 1996... Along with the Dutch Government and Volvo Car Sweden, Mitsubishi has recently become the third partner of NedCar. With regard to the influence of Mitsubishi, it was automatically assumed that NedCar would become a "Japanese-style" plant in...

Developing a lean production organization: an Australian case study.(Lean Production and Work Organization)
February 1, 1996... Introduction Most western manufacturers have been aware of the need to improve their performance and competitiveness for nearly two decades. This awareness was brought about as a result of the superiority of Japanese products over western...

Redesigning production through teamworking: case studies from the Volvo Truck Corporation.(Lean Production and Work Organization)
February 1, 1996... In this article we focus on the role which work organization in general, and which teamworking in particular, plays in the transformation of production in advanced manufacturing. Lean production has been the most influential model or label used...

The role of group working in assembly organization.(Lean Production and Work Organization)
February 1, 1996... Introduction There is a burgeoning academic literature on the advantages and disadvantages of applying different forms of group- or teamworking to the organization of the assembly process in manufacturing businesses. Much of the discussion...

Production model discourse and experiences from the Swedish automotive industry.(Lean Production and Work Organization)
February 1, 1996... Introduction Traditional mass production, as found in the automotive industry, is based on an extensive, rigid division of labour along a serial production flow, implemented by means of a paced assembly line. Though well-established, this...

Team time: a model for developing self-directed work teams.(Lean Production and Work Organization)
February 1, 1996... In The Machine that Changed the World[1], the best-selling management book which made the concept of lean production famous, teams are assigned a crucial role. They "emerge as the heart of the lean factory"[1, p. 9] and are called a "hallmark"...

Operational autonomy explains the value of group work in both lean and reflective production.(Lean Production and Work Organization)
February 1, 1996... Introduction Group work is one of the main features of lean production. Among others, Womack et al.[1] and Adler and Cole[2] refer to teams or work groups as an important ingredient of lean production. But in other approaches also, use is...

Squaring lean supply with supply chain management.(Lean Production and Work Organization)
February 1, 1996... Origins of the concept: a supply system for lean production A significant proportion of the research which resulted in the development of the term lean production[l] was devoted to the investigation of the supply system - comprising the...

Templates for change with supply chain rationalization.(Lean Production and Work Organization)
February 1, 1996... The context for change Firms are increasingly seeking new templates for change to remain competitive in the face of the globalization of markets. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), together with their large first tier suppliers, have...

The road to lean repetitive batch manufacturing: modelling planning system performance.(Lean Production and Work Organization)
February 1, 1996... Introduction In the current marketplace, which is characterized by frequent design changes, smaller production runs of greater variety and fluctuating demand, the Japanese have succeeded by the use of methodology rather than technology to...

Lean organization, management by process and performance measurement.(Lean Production and Work Organization)
February 1, 1996... Introduction Two of the major characteristics of the new production paradigm known as lean production are. the pursuit of excellence in terms of a suitable mix of performance and continuous improvement[1,2]; rethinking work organization in...