A STUDY ON THE UTILIZATION OF LEAN TECHNIQUES/TOOLS IN INDIAN SMES
Journal Title: UNKNOWN - Year 2018, Vol 20, Issue 3
Abstract
The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of all the major economies around the world. Majority of these industries are facing tough environment for existence. The present study explored the most common and easily implementable Lean Tools/Techniques amongst the SMEs. This has been achieved via a detailed survey of SMEs in India. Study concludes with nine most common Lean Tools/Techniques implemented across the surveyed population of Indian SMEs<br/><br/>
Authors and Affiliations
Arvind Kumar Shrimali, Vimles Kumar Soni
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