Purpose–The advent of recession at the beginning of twenty-first century forced many
organizations worldwide to reduce cost and to be more responsive to customer demands …

The interest to reduce food losses and wastes has grown considerably in order to guarantee
adequate food for the fast growing population. A systematic review was used to show the …

There is now widespread appreciation of the critical role played by supply chains in the
global economy. Supply chains are dominant concerns for many organisations …

Lean-Kaizen is composed of two words lean and Kaizen; lean means elimination of non-
value added activities (waste) and Kaizen means continuous improvement. Hence, Lean …

Se diseñó una metodología flexible de implementación de lean manufacturing dirigido a
empresas industriales, que partió de los modelos teóricos existentes. Se utilizó la …

Value stream map** (VSM) is an important tool of the lean approach and is used to
identify value-adding activities and those considered wasteful of materials and the flow of …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to review the existing literature on empirical research
in lean manufacturing (LM). It provides a critical assessment of empirical research …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to holistically discuss, explore and synthesise the key
literature on visual management (VM), an important, yet highly fragmented subject that is …

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Value Stream Map** (VSM) has become a popular method for lean thinking and
implementation in recent years. Previous reviews related to VSM are limited to individual …