Lean Manufacturing and Business Performance in Brazilian Firms

• Autor(a) principal: Moori, Roberto Giro
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Outros Autores: Pescarmona, Adriano, Kimura, Herbert
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: JOSCM. Journal of Operations and Supply Chain Management
• DOI: 10.12660/joscmv6n1p91-105
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.fgv.br/joscm/article/view/9205
• topic: lean manufacturing; competitive skills; business performance.

In this paper, we examine the relationship among lean manufacturing management,competitive skills, and business performance from the perspective of managers of companies doingbusiness in Brazil. We conduct a survey of 68 Brazilian companies that use lean manufacturing andanalyze data using structural equation modeling based on partial least squares method. Results show,considering competitive skills as mediating variable, a positive relationship between lean manufacturingand business performance. Results also suggest that managers lack awareness about the importance ofthe competitive skills to enhance business performance.DOI: 10.12660/joscmv6n1p91-105URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.12660/joscmv6n1p91-105