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Lean implementation in non-repetitive companies: a survey and analysis

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  • Alberto Portioli-Staudacher
  • Marco Tantardini

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With the recent impressive growth of emerging countries, western companies have been compelled to strengthen their capability to customise products efficiently. Implementing Lean might be a solution for achieving such efficiency. In this paper, after presenting a review of the main characteristics of non-repetitive companies, we will depict the main problems and highlight several solutions for implementing Lean in the context of non-repetitive companies. This is relevant, as implementing Lean in non-repetitive companies might not be straightforward due to the notable differences between such companies and the high volume companies in which Lean has originally been proposed. The outcomes of this paper come mostly from the analysis of past literature and thus collect the advances of research in such a novel ambit of the Lean implementation.

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  • Alberto Portioli-Staudacher & Marco Tantardini, 2012. "Lean implementation in non-repetitive companies: a survey and analysis," International Journal of Services and Operations Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 11(4), pages 385-406.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijsoma:v:11:y:2012:i:4:p:385-406
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    1. Yarong Chen & Hongming Zhou & Peiyu Huang & FuhDer Chou & Shenquan Huang, 2022. "A refined order release method for achieving robustness of non-repetitive dynamic manufacturing system performance," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 311(1), pages 65-79, April.
    2. Mile Katic & Renu Agarwal, 2018. "The Flexibility Paradox: Achieving Ambidexterity in High-Variety, Low-Volume Manufacturing," Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, Springer;Global Institute of Flexible Systems Management, vol. 19(1), pages 69-86, March.

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