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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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-c0d8b9ada8124cd5ba57b8c42f7cfaa92022-12-21T21:19:29ZengSciendoProduction Engineering Archives2353-77792018-09-012020323710.30657/pea.2018.20.07A study on the Utilization of Lean techniques/tools in Indian SMEsShrimali Arvind Kumar0Soni Vimlesh Kumar1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chameli Devi Group of Institutions,Indore, M. P., IndiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology,Bhopal, M. P., IndiaThe 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://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2018.20.07lean techniques/toolslean implementationsmall and medium enterprises (smes) |
spellingShingle | Shrimali Arvind Kumar Soni Vimlesh Kumar A study on the Utilization of Lean techniques/tools in Indian SMEs Production Engineering Archives lean techniques/tools lean implementation small and medium enterprises (smes) |
title | A study on the Utilization of Lean techniques/tools in Indian SMEs |
title_full | A study on the Utilization of Lean techniques/tools in Indian SMEs |
title_fullStr | A study on the Utilization of Lean techniques/tools in Indian SMEs |
title_full_unstemmed | A study on the Utilization of Lean techniques/tools in Indian SMEs |
title_short | A study on the Utilization of Lean techniques/tools in Indian SMEs |
title_sort | study on the utilization of lean techniques tools in indian smes |
topic | lean techniques/tools lean implementation small and medium enterprises (smes) |
url | https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2018.20.07 |
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