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Although lean is rapidly growing in popularity, its implementation is far from problem free and companies may experience difficulties sustaining long term success. In this paper, it is suggested that sustainable lean requires attention to both performance improvement and capability development. A framework for describing levels of lean capability is presented, based on a brief review of the literature and experiences from 12 Danish companies currently implementing lean. Although still in its emerging phase, the framework contributes to both theory and practice by describing developmental stages that support lean capability development and consequently, lean sustainability.
Please use the following format when citing this chapter Jørgensen, F., Mathiessen, r., Nielsen, J., Johansen, J., 2007, in IFIP International Federation for Information Processing, Volume 246, Advances in Produvtion management Systems, eds. Olhager, J., Persson, F., (Boston: Springer), pp. 371–378.
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Jørgensen, F., Matthiesen, R., Nielsen, J., Johansen, J. (2007). Lean Maturity, Lean Sustainability. In: Olhager, J., Persson, F. (eds) Advances in Production Management Systems. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 246. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74157-4_44
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