With the evolution of Industry 4.0, some problems related to inefficient digitalization become
clearer in organizations. To minimize these problems, implementation of the lean philosophy …

In a demand context of mass customization, shifting towards the mass personalization of
products, assembly operations face the trade-off between highly productive automated …

With the rise of digital transformation in all domains, the relationship between digitalization
and sustainable entrepreneurship has received growing attention. In practice, a new …

Manufacturing companies have started to embrace Industry 4.0 and lean principles to stay
competitive. However, the real industry implementation of the integrated approach has been …

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Lean Production Systems are enterprise-specific, methodical frameworks for the continuous
orientation of all enterprise processes to the customer in order to achieve overall objectives …

Purpose This paper aims to examine lean thinking in medical commodities supply chains by
considering its applications and success factors. It determines the drivers and wastes of …

Digital Transformation is a demanding evolutional process for industrial companies that
touches all important business areas. A central role for the development towards a more …

Purpose This paper aims to gain empirical insights into the relationship between lean
production and digitalization within Industry 4.0 from a process-theoretical perspective …

Abstract Lean Production Systems (LPS) comprise an enterprise-specific set of goals and
principles in combination with methods and tools for the holistic management of production …