The management of shop floor behavior plays a critical role for the success of operational improvement programs, which rely on the workers that perform the direct value creation tasks. But what precisely should managers do to influence that behavior constructively? In the corresponding stream of...

Inventory leanness requires that firms minimize inventory mistreatment and misuse. A firm performance deteriorates because of high inventory misuse, and because of such an issue, the effect on the firm's credit rating can also be seen. This study examines the effect of inventory leanness on...

It is widely accepted that somewhere in the region of 90-95% of startups fail. It is often suggested that the majority of unsuccessful startups either failed to identify a viable idea, or they failed to execute the idea effectively enough to get to market before running out of cash. Two...

The ultimate purpose of business activity of making money (Goldrat) is disposed to the customer, in exchange of the value served to him, which is essentially tangible. It requires that the organization sustainably invests resources and initiatives to delight the customer. The objectives are...

Lean Six Sigma (LSS) deployment will be highly successful in the retail industry because its robust and flexible nature fits into the fast-paced and dynamic competitive environment. LSS enables the retailers to review their existing operations and practices and guide them in making sustainable...

We examine whether the U.S. partisan gap over the COVID-19 pandemic finds its way into corporate decisions in terms of how firms communicate the impact of the pandemic to investors. Specifically, we examine whether executives’ political leanings affect their firms’ qualitative disclosures...

In today’s competitive business environment, retail industries are under intense pressure to produce quality standards, enhance customer satisfaction, and generate positive bottom-line results. Hence, there is a great need for the deployment of Continuous Improvement (CI) methodologies such as...

The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) is a useful framework that helps explain people's behavior across a wide range of settings. The present study adopted the TPB to investigate factors that affect the complexity of the learning intention of workers involved with a lean manufacturing training...

High sulphur loading and lean electrolyte conditions are important to achieve the high theoretical energy density of Li-S batteries. However, serious problems such as low sulphur utilization and fast capacity fade are typically experienced under low electrolyte/sulphur (E/S) ratios and high...

This thesis addresses the problem of buffer capacity allocation in serial production lines. Both in-process and finished goods buffers are considered. The goal is to develop methods to calculate the smallest, i.e., lean, buffer capacities necessary to ensure the desired production rate or...

Facing the new challenges in production processes, companies should adopt lean and green practices in product development. In SMEs, the application of these practices is more complex. This work explores the maturity of lean-green methodologies in the product development process in Brazilian and...

Purpose: Despite the influx of Lean frameworks in literature, there seems to be no standardised or established methods for designing them. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to investigate what design methods and design elements are utilised in creating Lean...

Purpose: In this study, we examine the food loss food waste (FLFW) risks in agricultural supply chain through combination the risk analysis approach and lean principles.Methodology: The methodology of this study includes the actor analysis, risk analysis approach, and lean principles. The actor...

Background: As the Internet of Things (IoT) has become more prevalent in recent years, digital twins have attracted a lot of attention. A digital twin is a virtual representation that replicates a physical object or process over a period of time. These tools directly assist in reducing the...

Purpose: This study explores the complexity of developing a sustainable small and medium industry (SMI) through a conceptual model that integrates lean and green manufacturing principles. Design/methodology/approach: This model includes a systems diagram that illustrates the structure of the...

Purpose: The study purpose was to analyse the excellence and operational efficiency of Portuguese industrial companies through the measurement of lean practices implementation. Additionally, it intended to propose a new model to assess the lean production system. Design/methodology/approach: The...

In this article we propose a simple method for detecting problematic partisan gerrymanders. We begin by defining a new standard for determining a party's equitable seat share given its vote share. We provide intuitive, theoretical, and empirical justifications for our definition, and we compare...