International Journal of Supply Chain Management
Vol 8, No 2 (2019): International Journal of Supply Chain Management (IJSCM)

Factors and Barriers Influencing Lean Production System Adoption in Manufacturing Industries

Chan, Shiau Wei (Unknown)
Ismail, Fadillah (Unknown)
Ahmad, M.F. (Unknown)
Zaman, Izzuddin (Unknown)
Lim, Hui Qing (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Apr 2019

Abstract

In Lean Production System (LPS), the central idea is the implementation of lean practices will reduce different types of unnecessary wastes. However, LPS implemented without an evaluation of respective organisations may lead to failure. In this study, the purpose is to identify the major factor influencing the adoption of Lean Production System and determine the major barrier that interrupts Lean Production System adoption in the manufacturing industry. The target location in this research is the manufacturing industry in Batu Pahat, Malaysia. This was a quantitative type of study and questionnaires were used to collect the data. In this study, the respondents were from the administrative level of employees. The SPSS software was used to analyse the data. The results of this research showed that the major factor influencing LPS adoption in manufacturing industry was process and the major barrier which interrupted LPS adoption was workers’ attitude or resistance. This research provided some contributions to help the manufacturing industry, especially in production department.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJSCM

Publisher

Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Engineering Environmental Science Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Transportation

Description

International Journal of Supply Chain Management (IJSCM) is a peer-reviewed indexed journal, ISSN: 2050-7399 (Online), 2051-3771 (Print), that publishes original, high quality, supply chain management empirical research that will have a significant impact on SCM theory and practice. Manuscripts ...