A study on the utilization of lean techniques/tools in Indian SMES

The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of all the major economies around the world. Majority of these industries are facing tough environment for existence. The present study explored the most common and easily implementable Lean Tools/Techniques amongst the SMEs. This has been ach...

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Main Authors: Arvind Kumar Shrimali, Vimlesh Kumar Soni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2018-09-01
Series:Production Engineering Archives
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description The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of all the major economies around the world. Majority of these industries are facing tough environment for existence. The present study explored the most common and easily implementable Lean Tools/Techniques amongst the SMEs. This has been achieved via a detailed survey of SMEs in India. Study concludes with nine most common Lean Tools/Techniques implemented across the surveyed population of Indian SMEs.
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spelling doaj.art-5cae3cbdeb414c89b3f1c96a656292652022-12-21T23:38:29ZengSciendoProduction Engineering Archives2353-51562353-77792018-09-0120(2018)3237A study on the utilization of lean techniques/tools in Indian SMESArvind Kumar Shrimali0Vimlesh Kumar Soni1Chameli Devi Group of Institutions (CDGI): Indore, Madhya PradeshMaulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal (India)The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of all the major economies around the world. Majority of these industries are facing tough environment for existence. The present study explored the most common and easily implementable Lean Tools/Techniques amongst the SMEs. This has been achieved via a detailed survey of SMEs in India. Study concludes with nine most common Lean Tools/Techniques implemented across the surveyed population of Indian SMEs.https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/pea/20/20/article-p32.xmlLean techniques/toolsLean ImplementationSmall and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
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title A study on the utilization of lean techniques/tools in Indian SMES
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title_short A study on the utilization of lean techniques/tools in Indian SMES
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Lean Implementation
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
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