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Lean production system definition from the perspective of Malaysian industry

“Muda” is a term in the Toyota Production System (TPS), which refers to waste that occurs in the manufacturing process. Waste is removed from the production process by eliminating activity that does not add value to the customer through a continuous improvement activities. This is the basis concept...

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Main Authors: Amelia Natasya Abdul Wahab,, Muriati Mukhtar,, Riza Sulaiman,
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
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spelling my-ukm.journal.118392018-07-09T00:45:58Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11839/ Lean production system definition from the perspective of Malaysian industry Amelia Natasya Abdul Wahab, Muriati Mukhtar, Riza Sulaiman, “Muda” is a term in the Toyota Production System (TPS), which refers to waste that occurs in the manufacturing process. Waste is removed from the production process by eliminating activity that does not add value to the customer through a continuous improvement activities. This is the basis concept for TPS in order to produce products that meet customers’s demand and requirements which then indirectly reduce the cost of production. Lean production concept has been implemented in various types of organizations. However, a low success rate for the implementation of lean production has become the attention of practitioners and researchers in the industry. Among the issues that contribute to this situation are confusion about the definition of lean and lack of knowledge on how to implement lean, which caused misunderstanding. In addition, there are no strategic planning and lack of support from the top management. Thus, the objective of this study is to develop a definition of lean from Malaysian context. The study is expected to help organizations implementing lean concepts with success and thus increasing the organizational competitiveness. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11839/1/16345-48065-1-PB.pdf Amelia Natasya Abdul Wahab, and Muriati Mukhtar, and Riza Sulaiman, (2017) Lean production system definition from the perspective of Malaysian industry. Asia-Pacific Journal of Information Technology and Multimedia, 6 (1). pp. 1-11. ISSN 2289-2192 http://ejournal.ukm.my/apjitm/issue/view/899
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description “Muda” is a term in the Toyota Production System (TPS), which refers to waste that occurs in the manufacturing process. Waste is removed from the production process by eliminating activity that does not add value to the customer through a continuous improvement activities. This is the basis concept for TPS in order to produce products that meet customers’s demand and requirements which then indirectly reduce the cost of production. Lean production concept has been implemented in various types of organizations. However, a low success rate for the implementation of lean production has become the attention of practitioners and researchers in the industry. Among the issues that contribute to this situation are confusion about the definition of lean and lack of knowledge on how to implement lean, which caused misunderstanding. In addition, there are no strategic planning and lack of support from the top management. Thus, the objective of this study is to develop a definition of lean from Malaysian context. The study is expected to help organizations implementing lean concepts with success and thus increasing the organizational competitiveness.
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author Amelia Natasya Abdul Wahab,
Muriati Mukhtar,
Riza Sulaiman,
spellingShingle Amelia Natasya Abdul Wahab,
Muriati Mukhtar,
Riza Sulaiman,
Lean production system definition from the perspective of Malaysian industry
author_facet Amelia Natasya Abdul Wahab,
Muriati Mukhtar,
Riza Sulaiman,
author_sort Amelia Natasya Abdul Wahab,
title Lean production system definition from the perspective of Malaysian industry
title_short Lean production system definition from the perspective of Malaysian industry
title_full Lean production system definition from the perspective of Malaysian industry
title_fullStr Lean production system definition from the perspective of Malaysian industry
title_full_unstemmed Lean production system definition from the perspective of Malaysian industry
title_sort lean production system definition from the perspective of malaysian industry
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2017
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11839/1/16345-48065-1-PB.pdf
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