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Why Most Chinese Enterprises Fail in Deploying Lean Production.
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Images Authors:
Lixia Chen1 clx992326@163.com
Bo Meng2
Source:
Asian Social Science; Mar2010, Vol. 6 Issue 3, p52-57, 6p, 1 Diagram, 1 Chart
Document Type:
Article
Subject Terms:
*BUSINESS enterprises
*LEAN manufacturing
*QUALITY control
*SUPPLY chains
*QUALITY of products
*COMMERCIAL products
*MANUFACTURING industries
*ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc.
Geographic Terms:
CHINA
Author-Supplied Keywords:
Chinese enterprises
Lean culture
Lean production
Abstract:
Since 1990s, many enterprises in Chinese Mainland have deployed lean production in consideration of its great success in other countries, but many of them failed to realize their original targets. The paper reviews the course from mass to lean, analyzes the status of lean production in Chinese mainland, points out the problems Chinese enterprises met in implementing lean production and makes a conclusion that we can't success in it without culture reform from extensive to lean. It also proposes the key points for Chinese enterprises to change to lean. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Asian Social Science is the property of Canadian Center of Science & Education and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy.Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Author Affiliations:
1School of Economics and Management, Changchun University of Science and Technology Changchun 130022, China
2Department of Industry Management, Changchun University of Science and Technology Changchun 130022, China
ISSN:
19112017
Accession Number:
49175170
Database:
Academic Source Complete