Examining the impact of lean manufacturing on soft TQM practices and sustainable performance: evidence from Malaysian Industries

• Main Authors: Khalili, Amjad, Ismail, Md Yusof, Rahman, Mohammad Mustafizur, Che Daud, Mohd Radzi
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: IEOM Society 2017
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/57065/1/57065_Examining%20the%20impact%20of%20lean.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/57065/2/57065_Examining%20the%20impact%20of%20lean_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/57065/; http://www.xcdsystem.com/ieom/2017Annual/papers/504.pdf

Sustainable Performance (SP) is a common goal for any manufacturing organization. In this regard a conceptual model is developed in this paper to investigate the impact of Lean Manufacturing (LM) on Soft TQM (STQM) practices and Malaysian industries SP. Little empirical studies are conducted in the...