| Item Type |
Journal paper
|
| Abstract |
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate how soft lean practices moderate the performance effects of hard lean practices. The authors provide new evidence from the pharmaceutical industry, which is characterized by a highly regulated and technical environment and has been largely uncharted in the lean literature.
Design/methodology/approach – Based on a review of the literature, the authors define a set of soft and hard lean practices. The authors test the hypotheses using factor analysis and moderated hierarchical linear
regression on a unique dataset containing survey data and real performance measures of 351 pharmaceutical plants.
Findings – The results show that soft lean practices can be both enabling and constraining. When management engages in performance measurement, visualisation and employee empowerment the
relationship between hard lean practices and performance is positively moderated. On the other hand, when managers emphasise goal setting and work standardisation the performance outcomes are reduced. |
| Authors |
Januszek, Sven; Macuvele, Julian; Friedli, Thomas & Netland, Torbjørn H. |
| Journal or Publication Title |
International Journal of Operations & Production Management |
| Language |
English |
| Keywords |
Lean production, Soft lean practices, Moderating effect, Pharmaceutical manufacturing |
| Subjects |
business studies |
| HSG Classification |
contribution to scientific community |
| Refereed |
Yes |
| Date |
6 March 2023 |
| Publisher |
Emerald |
| Volume |
43 |
| Number |
3 |
| Page Range |
401-427 |
| ISSN |
0144-3577 |
| Publisher DOI |
https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-02-2022-0129 |
| Official URL |
https://slsp-hsg.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/openurl/4... |
| Contact Email Address |
sjanuszek@ethz.ch |
| Depositing User |
Michael Vejmola
|
| Date Deposited |
25 Nov 2022 09:23 |
| Last Modified |
15 Mar 2023 13:44 |
| URI: |
https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/publications/268113 |
The role of management in lean implementation: evidence from the pharmaceutical industry
