The impact of lean practices on the operational performance of SMEs in India
Industrial Management & Data Systems
ISSN: 0263-5577
Article publication date: 14 August 2018
Issue publication date: 21 February 2019
Abstract
Purpose
Although lean thinking is deemed to be a gold standard of modern production management, a lot of scepticism still remains regarding its applicability in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The purpose of this paper is to understand the perception of lean in SMEs and establish the relationship between lean adoption and operational performance.
Design/methodology/approach
With the help of a survey, data were collected from 425 SMEs in India and analyzed using structural equation modeling.
Findings
Operational performance of the firms was found to be positively related to lean implementation.
Originality/value
This study also furnishes practitioners with a better understanding of lean thinking in SMEs and its impact on performance.
Keywords
Citation
Yadav, V., Jain, R., Mittal, M.L., Panwar, A. and Lyons, A. (2019), "The impact of lean practices on the operational performance of SMEs in India", Industrial Management & Data Systems, Vol. 119 No. 2, pp. 317-330. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-02-2018-0088
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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