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标题：Advancing lean management: The missing quantitative approach
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作者：Antony Pearce ; Dirk Pons
期刊名称：Operations Research Perspectives
印刷版ISSN：2214-7160
电子版ISSN：2214-7160
出版年度：2019
卷号：6
页码：1-14
DOI：10.1016/j.orp.2019.100114
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：Highlights•The majority of research in lean management has been conceptual or qualitative.•Quantitative analyses would verify and strengthen the body of knowledge.•These studies should utilise the statistical methods common in managerial sciences.•And focus on major factors and not the minor matters addressed in existing studies.•Practitioners should not take opinions on lean without an empirical basis.AbstractFor 25 years, the methodologies employed to study lean management have gone relatively unchallenged. This paper reviews the development of the lean body of knowledge and reveals that the vast majority of research, being qualitative, relied heavily on researcher subjectivity. Quantitative analyses are needed to verify and strengthen existing literature and especially confirm the critical factors for lean success. Various theories requiring validation were identified and studies that incorporate Structural Equation Modelling were proposed. Such studies would advance industry practice, giving the tangible statistical evidence needed for educating practitioners. Practitioners are encouraged to consider the empirical basis of lean publications.
关键词：KeywordsLeanManagementReviewResearchQuantitativeStructural equation modelling