industry in South Africa. Additionally, the study proposes a comprehensive and sustainable quality management system (QMS … lean manufacturing and ensuring effective leadership engagement at the strategic, tactical and operational levels to …

Background: This study aims to analyze the relationship between lean practices and orga- nizational performance in a … the central hypothesis of the study and conclude that lean practices (waste elimination, continuous improvement, support … and leadership, member involvement, education and training, long-term thinking, quality, and systemic vision) positively …

of problem-solving practices within about 20 production sites as part of their corporate lean programme. Findings …

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to present a model for integrating Lean Principles with ISO 14001 Environmental … preliminary literature review of ISO 14001 standards and Lean Principles as well as certain case reports from various proponents … and authors of ISO 14001 and Lean as noted in various articles and journals and some books. Findings: The findings of this …

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the characteristic of the lean principles into ISO 14001 and to … propose linkage of the lean principles and ISO 14001. Design/methodology/approach: To achieve the objective of the study … findings of this study confirm that ISO 14001 certified company adopted lean production practices. The study also proves that …