This article aims to identify how the critical success factors (CSF), barriers and practices for lean manufacturing (LM) implementation in a small company are click here related.For this, the CSF, barriers and practices of LM related to small companies were initially consolidated from a literature review.Through semi-structured interviews and focus groups with the leaders of a small electronics manufacturing company in lean implementation, the relationships were evaluated and ranked through the incorporation of a multi-criteria analysis tool.
The integration of a multi-criteria analysis tool into qualitative research methods (focused groups, semi-structured interviews and tennessee titans dog bandana participatory observation) allowed quantifying these relationships in order to identify convergent efforts for a successful LM implementation.Existing frameworks for lean implementation are targeted at larger companies, disregarding the specific small company context.This study provides a guide to assist LM implementation in small manufacturing companies.
Furthermore, the greater understanding of these relationships enables managers to anticipate potential problems, allowing a more successful implementation.