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The moderating effect of Lean supply chain management on the impact of Lean shop floor practices on quality and inventory

Giuliano Almeida Marodin, Guilherme Luz Tortorella, Alejandro Germán Frank, Moacir Godinho Filho

Supply Chain Management

ISSN: 1359-8546

Article publication date: 5 October 2017

Issue publication date: 13 November 2017

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to understand the relationship between the implementation of Lean shop floor (LSF) practices and Lean supply chain management, and their effect on quality and inventory turnover.

Design/methodology/approach

A survey-based research method was conducted and data were collected from 110 plants located in Brazil. The research constructs were validated through rigorous procedures (unidimensionality and discriminant validity and reliability) through confirmatory factor analysis and two hypotheses were tested using ordinary least square regression.

Findings

The results indicate that: Lean supplier relationship positively moderates the effect of LSF practices on inventory turnover; Lean customer relationship negatively moderates the effect of LSF practices on inventory turnover; and Lean supplier relationship positively moderates the effect of LSF practices on quality.

Originality/value

From a theoretical perspective, the results of this study provide evidences supporting the importance of understanding the systemic relationships between Lean implementation at the shop floor and the firm’s relationships with supply chain partners, that was not tested before. As managerial implications, the results suggest that managers should take a decision to foster a Lean supply chain management depending on which performance metrics they need to improve: quality or inventory turnover.

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Citation

Marodin, G.A., Tortorella, G.L., Frank, A.G. and Godinho Filho, M. (2017), "The moderating effect of Lean supply chain management on the impact of Lean shop floor practices on quality and inventory", Supply Chain Management, Vol. 22 No. 6, pp. 473-485. https://doi.org/10.1108/SCM-10-2016-0350

Publisher

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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