The Role of Leadership in Implementing Lean Manufacturing

Mudhafar Alefari; Konstantinos Salonitis; Yuchun Xu

doi:10.1016/j.procir.2017.03.169

The Role of Leadership in Implementing Lean Manufacturing

Mudhafar Alefari, Konstantinos Salonitis^*, Yuchun Xu

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College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

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Abstract

It is widely accepted that for the successful implementation of lean manufacturing, the senior management commitment is of great importance. However, the lean journey is usually a long one, and eventually management commitment creeps. Furthermore, the involvement of employees in daily improvements is also critical for the success of implementation. Lean leadership can be considered as a way of sustaining and improving the employee performance in lean production systems. In the present study, a thorough literature review is presented focusing in reviewing the principles of lean leadership and the practices that can lead in improving the employee performance. Furthermore, the characteristics and qualities of lean leader are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	756-761
Number of pages	6
Journal	Procedia CIRP
Volume	63
Early online date	11 Jul 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2017.03.169
Publication status	Published - 11 Jul 2017

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leadership
Lean manufacturing
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