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Leanness level: analysis and systematic literature review

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  • Julio Cesar Melo
  • Fernando Bernardi de Souza
  • Joao Victor Rojas Luiz
  • Octaviano Rojas Luiz
  • Renato de Campos

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The success of Toyota, and the spread of lean manufacturing management, has led many companies to deploy the lean philosophy. However, even after the passage of time and human and financial efforts to establish lean practices, such companies have recognised the need to measure their respective leanness levels, as a means of identifying gaps and developing action plans to consolidate its implementation. Aware of this demand, academics have sought to study and develop leanness instruments, utilising techniques and methodologies such as multi-criteria decision-making, statistical calculations, surveys, case studies and the adoption of lean tools and practices, to this end. This article analyses and systematises these instruments as a means of support, as much to future research as to those practitioners who desire to measure their levels of leanness, but have not yet decided which of the instruments available in the literature to use.

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  • Julio Cesar Melo & Fernando Bernardi de Souza & Joao Victor Rojas Luiz & Octaviano Rojas Luiz & Renato de Campos, 2024. "Leanness level: analysis and systematic literature review," International Journal of Services and Operations Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 48(1), pages 26-61.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijsoma:v:48:y:2024:i:1:p:26-61
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