Influence of Lean Practices on Supply Chain Performance
Journal Title: Polish Journal of Management Studies - Year 2019, Vol 19, Issue 1
Abstract
Malaysian electronic industry has lower performance due to various supply chain issues. Decreases in electronic industry performance decreases the overall contribution in gross-domestic product (GDP). This study investigated various lean supply chain practices to boost supply chain performance. Therefore, this study is one of the attempts to examine the effect of lean practices on supply chain performance. Lean practices include; cellular layout, 5S and visual management. A survey was conducted, and questionnaire was distributed among the employees of electronic companies in Malaysia. In the current study structural equation modeling (SEM) technique is used with the help of partial least square (PLS) version 3. It is found that lean practices have significant positive relationship with supply chain performance. More importantly, organization structure has key importance to adopt lean practices in supply chain. Lean practices implementation requires supportive organization structure.<br/><br/>
Authors and Affiliations
Mohd Haizam Mohd Saudi, Sri Juniati, Katarzyna Kozicka, Mohd Shahril Ahmad Razimi
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- EP ID EP599961
- DOI 10.17512/pjms.2019.19.1.27
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