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The lean manufacturing enterprise: An emerging sociotechnological system integration
Author(s) -
Paez O.,
Dewees J.,
Genaidy A.,
Tuncel S.,
Karwowski W.,
Zurada J.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
human factors and ergonomics in manufacturing and service industries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1520-6564
pISSN - 1090-8471
DOI - 10.1002/hfm.10067
Subject(s) - lean manufacturing , lean software development , lean project management , process management , hum , production (economics) , process (computing) , enterprise integration , computer science , knowledge management , manufacturing engineering , lean laboratory , production system (computer science) , business , engineering , enterprise software , economics , art history , art , software construction , operating system , macroeconomics , software , performance art , software system , programming language
Abstract Lean production represents a change in production system paradigm that calls for integration of the human and technological practices. This article reviews previous models of lean production that concentrated mainly on some distinct features of its philosophy, organization, and techniques and presents a framework of lean production as a sociotechnological system. The proposed framework provides an integrated view based on the interactions of human and technological elements. The lean enterprise is viewed as a dynamic process that translates its goals (zero waste, flow, and pull) into combined techniques that should be implemented throughout the entire organization. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Hum Factors Man 14: 285–306, 2004.