Lean manufacturing perceptions and actual practice among Malaysian SME's in automotive industry

• Main Authors: A. N. M., Rose, B., Md. Deros, M. N., Ab. Rahman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Pahang 2013
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25384/1/Lean%20manufacturing%20perceptions%20and%20actual%20practice%20among%20Malaysian.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25384/; https://doi.org/10.15282/ijame.7.2012.2.0067; https://doi.org/10.15282/ijame.7.2012.2.0067
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang

Stiffbusiness challenges and product competition faced by automotive component manufacturers has forced them to look into lean manufacturing (LM). Presently there are more than 100 LM practices. However, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are not able to implement all LM practices due to financial,...