One of the most frequently implemented tools in Polish enterprises, which arises from the Lean Management concept, here understood in its broader sense, are so called schemes of employee suggestion. Their primary objective is to activate (motivate) employees of a specific enterprise to share...

The automotive component industry in India is around two-thirds the size of the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) segment and this proportion is around one to two times in mature markets like Europe, America and Japan. To face the competition, most of the automotive component manufacturing...

Kaizen events are focused on improving the project, using a dedicated cross-functional team to a targeted work area, with specific goals, in an accelerated time frame. Kaizen events have been widely reported to produce positive change in business results and human resource outcomes. However, it...

Background: This study aims to analyze the relationship between lean practices and orga- nizational performance in a public institution, specifically, a military organization. Methods: The research has a quantitative approach with a descriptive character, having as a sample the members of a...

Purpose: Achieving employee participation in continuous improvement (CI) systems is considered as one of the success factors for the sustainability of those systems. Yet, it is also very difficult to obtain because of the interaction of many critical factors that affect employee participation....