Lean bundles within Jordanian manufacturing SMEs and their effect on business performance

Maximizing customer value and minimizing waste have become the heart of the formulation of SMEs in the manufacturing sector of Jordan to survive in the new global marketplace. Therefore, lean manufacturing philosophy is used in SMEs to improve performance regarding quality, delivery, and costs to be...

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Main Author: Khalil Al-Hyari
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Language:English
Published: LLC "CPC "Business Perspectives" 2020-06-01
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description Maximizing customer value and minimizing waste have become the heart of the formulation of SMEs in the manufacturing sector of Jordan to survive in the new global marketplace. Therefore, lean manufacturing philosophy is used in SMEs to improve performance regarding quality, delivery, and costs to become efficiently competitive, thus accomplishing sustainable economic growth. The current study was designed to analyze the extent to which lean management bundles are adopted by SMEs manufacturing organizations in Jordan and the effect on their performance. Data were collected from 278 manufacturing SMEs in Jordan based on a structured questionnaire. The theoretical relationships were examined using structural equation modeling. The results show that Total Quality Management (TQM) and Human Resources Management (HRM) lean bundles are positively associated with manufacturing SMEs’ performance. The outcomes of this study may be considered as incentives for other practitioners and entrepreneurs of SMEs when implementing lean bundles by acknowledging the positive effect on their performance. Moreover, the findings of this study could be used in an internal checklist before and during the implementation of Lean Manufacturing (LM).
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spelling doaj.art-2afec4bd41a44580b2ad03b2292c7c542022-12-21T20:04:33ZengLLC "CPC "Business Perspectives"Problems and Perspectives in Management1727-70511810-54672020-06-0118230231510.21511/ppm.18(2).2020.2513663Lean bundles within Jordanian manufacturing SMEs and their effect on business performanceKhalil Al-Hyari0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9261-3538Ph.D., Associate Professor, Faculty of Business, Project Management Department, Al-Balqa Applied UniversityMaximizing customer value and minimizing waste have become the heart of the formulation of SMEs in the manufacturing sector of Jordan to survive in the new global marketplace. Therefore, lean manufacturing philosophy is used in SMEs to improve performance regarding quality, delivery, and costs to become efficiently competitive, thus accomplishing sustainable economic growth. The current study was designed to analyze the extent to which lean management bundles are adopted by SMEs manufacturing organizations in Jordan and the effect on their performance. Data were collected from 278 manufacturing SMEs in Jordan based on a structured questionnaire. The theoretical relationships were examined using structural equation modeling. The results show that Total Quality Management (TQM) and Human Resources Management (HRM) lean bundles are positively associated with manufacturing SMEs’ performance. The outcomes of this study may be considered as incentives for other practitioners and entrepreneurs of SMEs when implementing lean bundles by acknowledging the positive effect on their performance. Moreover, the findings of this study could be used in an internal checklist before and during the implementation of Lean Manufacturing (LM).https://businessperspectives.org/images/pdf/applications/publishing/templates/article/assets/13663/PPM_2020_02_Al-Hyari.pdfdeveloping countrieslean manufacturingmanufacturing performancesmall and medium enterprises (SMEs)technological change
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Lean bundles within Jordanian manufacturing SMEs and their effect on business performance
Problems and Perspectives in Management
developing countries
lean manufacturing
manufacturing performance
small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
technological change
title Lean bundles within Jordanian manufacturing SMEs and their effect on business performance
title_full Lean bundles within Jordanian manufacturing SMEs and their effect on business performance
title_fullStr Lean bundles within Jordanian manufacturing SMEs and their effect on business performance
title_full_unstemmed Lean bundles within Jordanian manufacturing SMEs and their effect on business performance
title_short Lean bundles within Jordanian manufacturing SMEs and their effect on business performance
title_sort lean bundles within jordanian manufacturing smes and their effect on business performance
topic developing countries
lean manufacturing
manufacturing performance
small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
technological change
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