Lean management and Islamic perspective: convergence in diversity

The lean philosophy is not an alien concept in Islam, although lean management is often attributed to the Toyota Production System (TPS). Central to the lean philosophy is the elimination of all form of waste or muda, in all work activities throughout the supply chain. Although the lean philosoph...

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Main Authors:	Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah, Zein, Ibrahim Mohamed
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2011
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/27121/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/27121/1/7.pdf

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spelling	iium-271212017-08-01T08:16:35Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/27121/ Lean management and Islamic perspective: convergence in diversity Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah Zein, Ibrahim Mohamed H Social Sciences (General) The lean philosophy is not an alien concept in Islam, although lean management is often attributed to the Toyota Production System (TPS). Central to the lean philosophy is the elimination of all form of waste or muda, in all work activities throughout the supply chain. Although the lean philosophy emerged out of the incapacity of Toyota to afford the waste inherent in mass production, nevertheless convergence in Islamic teachings is evident from the Qur’an and Sunnah. Muslims are constantly reminded against committing any acts of ‘israf’’ (waste). Thus, wasteful acts are seen as a disvalue in Islam from both the level of ethics of intent as well as the level of ethics of action. In addressing lean from an Islamic perspective, the stand is to establish relevancy along the line of mutual exchange and cultural meanings, with meaningful contribution of Muslim scholars towards human civilisation. IIUM Press 2011 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/27121/1/7.pdf Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah and Zein, Ibrahim Mohamed (2011) Lean management and Islamic perspective: convergence in diversity. In: Spirituality in Management from Islamic Perspectives. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 231-250. ISBN 9789675272943
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description	The lean philosophy is not an alien concept in Islam, although lean management is often attributed to the Toyota Production System (TPS). Central to the lean philosophy is the elimination of all form of waste or muda, in all work activities throughout the supply chain. Although the lean philosophy emerged out of the incapacity of Toyota to afford the waste inherent in mass production, nevertheless convergence in Islamic teachings is evident from the Qur’an and Sunnah. Muslims are constantly reminded against committing any acts of ‘israf’’ (waste). Thus, wasteful acts are seen as a disvalue in Islam from both the level of ethics of intent as well as the level of ethics of action. In addressing lean from an Islamic perspective, the stand is to establish relevancy along the line of mutual exchange and cultural meanings, with meaningful contribution of Muslim scholars towards human civilisation.
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title	Lean management and Islamic perspective: convergence in diversity
title_short	Lean management and Islamic perspective: convergence in diversity
title_full	Lean management and Islamic perspective: convergence in diversity
title_fullStr	Lean management and Islamic perspective: convergence in diversity
title_full_unstemmed	Lean management and Islamic perspective: convergence in diversity
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Lean management and Islamic perspective: convergence in diversity

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