The development of strategies for lean operations in SMIs

The aim of this paper is to present the empirical findings of research using lean concepts that can best fit into the operation of SMIs in Malaysia. This paper uses a case study to illustrate its findings based on a medium scale industry in Malaysia. The findings were collected and tabulated accordi...

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Main Authors:	Ariff, Tasnim Firdaus, Ahmed, Shamsuddin
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2005
Subjects:	TS155 Production management
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/26339/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/26339/1/ICRAMME_2005_-ID_38-_LEAN_OPERATIONS.pdf

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spelling	iium-263392013-09-17T03:50:43Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/26339/ The development of strategies for lean operations in SMIs Ariff, Tasnim Firdaus Ahmed, Shamsuddin TS155 Production management The aim of this paper is to present the empirical findings of research using lean concepts that can best fit into the operation of SMIs in Malaysia. This paper uses a case study to illustrate its findings based on a medium scale industry in Malaysia. The findings were collected and tabulated accordingly into bar charts for validation purposes. The principles of Lean Manufacturing has proven to improve quality, on-time delivery, material flow and customer satisfaction by eliminating waste which helps reduce operating costs and improves overall productivity. 2005-06-06 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/26339/1/ICRAMME_2005_-ID_38-_LEAN_OPERATIONS.pdf Ariff, Tasnim Firdaus and Ahmed, Shamsuddin (2005) The development of strategies for lean operations in SMIs. In: International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanical & Material Engineering (ICRAMME 2005), 30 - 31 May 2005, Kuala Lumpur.
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spellingShingle	TS155 Production management Ariff, Tasnim Firdaus Ahmed, Shamsuddin The development of strategies for lean operations in SMIs
description	The aim of this paper is to present the empirical findings of research using lean concepts that can best fit into the operation of SMIs in Malaysia. This paper uses a case study to illustrate its findings based on a medium scale industry in Malaysia. The findings were collected and tabulated accordingly into bar charts for validation purposes. The principles of Lean Manufacturing has proven to improve quality, on-time delivery, material flow and customer satisfaction by eliminating waste which helps reduce operating costs and improves overall productivity.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Ariff, Tasnim Firdaus Ahmed, Shamsuddin
author_facet	Ariff, Tasnim Firdaus Ahmed, Shamsuddin
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title	The development of strategies for lean operations in SMIs
title_short	The development of strategies for lean operations in SMIs
title_full	The development of strategies for lean operations in SMIs
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title_full_unstemmed	The development of strategies for lean operations in SMIs
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