This paper presents the results of investigation of selected problems concerning Lean Manufacturing Implementation at SMEs in México. The analysis is a result of survey conducted in a sample of 24 manufacturing enterprises and it has been supported by some Mexican governmental information sources as well as additional studies which have been conducted before. The paper presents also a preliminary proposal of a methodology of implementation of lean manufacturing and the model of lean manufacturing appropriate in Mexican industrial plants conditions.
The findings of this research are the following: a)The most important problems related to Mexican manufacturing SMEs, b) The problems related to the implantation of lean manufacturing in Mexican SMEs
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- Lean Manufacturing
- Mexican Government
- National Development Plan
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Bednarek, M., Luna, L.F.N. (2008). The Selected Problems of Lean Manufacturing Implementation in Mexican SMEs. In: Koch, T. (eds) Lean Business Systems and Beyond. IFIP – The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 257. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77249-3_25
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