An Empirical Approach to the Implementation of Lean Manufacturing as a Strategy to Mitigate Industrial Waste in South Africa

T. Thobakgale; E. M. Bakama; S. C. Mukwakungu; N. Sukdeo

doi:10.1109/IEEM55944.2022.9989806

An Empirical Approach to the Implementation of Lean Manufacturing as a Strategy to Mitigate Industrial Waste in South Africa

Quality and Operations Management

University of Johannesburg

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Abstract

This study investigates the influence of lean manufacturing as a strategy to eliminate waste if not minimizing it by considering the different types of waste to eliminate, the 5S Lean method, Kaizen, Just in Time, and Value-added management. The study provides a theoretical application of lean manufacturing on how it can be introduced and implemented in the business environment. A quantitative approach with the use of questionnaires has been used to gather information from 80 organizations that voluntarily took part in the study. Results have shown that many of the respondents are aware of lean and use it, nevertheless, different internal barriers such as reluctance to change, management support, and staff training make lean's application difficult even though they all agreed that it had a positive impact on their production process. The sample size is a major limitation to the study, using a much bigger one would provide more reliable result to confirm these findings and enrich the existing literature.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2022
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	1464-1468
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665486873
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEM55944.2022.9989806
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	2022 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2022 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Duration: 7 Dec 2022 → 10 Dec 2022

Publication series

Name	IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
Volume	2022-December
ISSN (Print)	2157-3611
ISSN (Electronic)	2157-362X

Conference

Conference	2022 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2022
Country/Territory	Malaysia
City	Kuala Lumpur
Period	7/12/22 → 10/12/22

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

Business management
Lean Manufacturing
Waste management

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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Thobakgale, T., Bakama, E. M., Mukwakungu, S. C., & Sukdeo, N. (2022). An Empirical Approach to the Implementation of Lean Manufacturing as a Strategy to Mitigate Industrial Waste in South Africa. In IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2022 (pp. 1464-1468). (IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management; Vol. 2022-December). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEM55944.2022.9989806

Thobakgale, T. ; Bakama, E. M. ; Mukwakungu, S. C. et al. / An Empirical Approach to the Implementation of Lean Manufacturing as a Strategy to Mitigate Industrial Waste in South Africa. IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2022. IEEE Computer Society, 2022. pp. 1464-1468 (IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management).

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Thobakgale, T, Bakama, EM , Mukwakungu, SC & Sukdeo, N 2022, An Empirical Approach to the Implementation of Lean Manufacturing as a Strategy to Mitigate Industrial Waste in South Africa. in IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2022. IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, vol. 2022-December, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 1464-1468, 2022 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2022, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 7/12/22. https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEM55944.2022.9989806

An Empirical Approach to the Implementation of Lean Manufacturing as a Strategy to Mitigate Industrial Waste in South Africa. / Thobakgale, T.; Bakama, E. M.; Mukwakungu, S. C. et al.
IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2022. IEEE Computer Society, 2022. p. 1464-1468 (IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management; Vol. 2022-December).

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Thobakgale T, Bakama EM , Mukwakungu SC , Sukdeo N. An Empirical Approach to the Implementation of Lean Manufacturing as a Strategy to Mitigate Industrial Waste in South Africa. In IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2022. IEEE Computer Society. 2022. p. 1464-1468. (IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management). doi: 10.1109/IEEM55944.2022.9989806

An Empirical Approach to the Implementation of Lean Manufacturing as a Strategy to Mitigate Industrial Waste in South Africa

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