Lean: A continuous improvement philosophy in agile systems based on quality management principles

Ifechukwude K. Dibia; Hom Nath Dhakal; Spencer Onuh

doi:10.1504/IJASM.2012.050170

Lean: A continuous improvement philosophy in agile systems based on quality management principles

Ifechukwude K. Dibia^*, Hom Nath Dhakal, Spencer Onuh

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Abstract

The lean philosophy is based on optimisation through continuous improvement and absolute waste minimisation by factual analysis, just-in-time (JIT) in material sourcing, production and delivery to customer, total preventive maintenance (TPM), total quality management (TQM) and strategic competitive human resource management (HRM). These are lean practices which have spanned decades and centuries in one form or another, under countless innovative concepts aimed at attaining superior performance and quality at a lower cost that guarantees strategic competitive advantage. This paper takes a comparative look at the lean philosophy and the quality management principles from the leadership, people, process and outcome perspective.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	370-389
Number of pages	20
Journal	International Journal of Agile Systems and Management
Volume	5
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1504/IJASM.2012.050170
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2012

Keywords

Continuous improvement
Customer focus
Leadership
Lean
People
Process

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