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Not so different altogether: Putting Lean and sociotechnical design into practice in a process industry

2021

Purpose: The shop-floor organization under lean production (LP) has been hotly debated for about three decades. As this organization concept leaves considerable room for interpretation, the content of lean-inspired changes can vary widely. This paper pleads for a contingency view of how LP is implemented and how the outcomes of lean-inspired changes rely on users’ interpretations of the concept in particular production contexts.Design/methodology/approach: A case study was conducted in two large Norwegian chemical plants. Data from the observations and interviews were supplemented by interviews with top managers in 2017 and 2018. The first author also followed a management audit in one plan…

TechnologyProcess managementADOPTIONlcsh:T55.4-60.8VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Økonomi: 210::Samfunnsøkonomi: 212Strategy and Managementmedia_common.quotation_subjectContingency theory:Economia i organització d'empreses::Direcció d'operacions [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC]Lean productionControl de gestióORGANIZATIONAuditlcsh:BusinessProduccióLean manufacturingIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineeringlcsh:Social SciencesEngineeringddc:650Lean manufacturinglcsh:Industrial engineering. Management engineeringProduction (economics)ImplementationSociotechnical designmedia_commonlcsh:CommerceScience & TechnologyProducció ajustadaOrganization conceptsInterpretation (philosophy)Production (Economic theory)PERFORMANCElean production contingency theory organization concepts sociotechnical designlcsh:HContingency theorylcsh:HF1-6182Engineering IndustrialControllershipPRODUCTION SYSTEMSBusinesslcsh:HF5001-6182ContingencyAutonomyJournal of Industrial Engineering and Management
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