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Measuring the lean readiness of Kuwaiti manufacturing industries

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  • Mohamad Alnajem
  • Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes
  • Ahmed ElMelegy

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This paper measures the readiness of the Kuwaiti small and medium sized manufacturing industries to implement the lean system through an evaluation of their existing quality practices, and compare such readiness among different product sectors and ownership types. The study adopts the measurement framework developed by Al-Najem et al. (2013), which establishes six constructs related to lean quality practices, namely: process, planning and control, customer relations, suppliers relations, HR, and top management and leadership. Data were collected from a survey of 50 Kuwaiti small and medium sized manufacturing companies. One research question and two hypotheses were developed and tested using t-test and Levene's test, descriptive statistics, and one-way ANOVA. The results demonstrate that the Kuwaiti small and medium sized manufacturing industries are far from being ready to implement lean. In addition, the study found that product sector and ownership type have no significant impact on the lean readiness in the Kuwaiti small and medium sized manufacturing industries.

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  • Mohamad Alnajem & Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes & Ahmed ElMelegy, 2019. "Measuring the lean readiness of Kuwaiti manufacturing industries," International Journal of Business Performance Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 20(1), pages 70-92.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbpma:v:20:y:2019:i:1:p:70-92
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    1. Emel Gelmez & Eren Özceylan & Süleyman Mete & Alptekin Durmuşoğlu, 2020. "An Empirical Research on Lean Production Awareness: The Sample of Gaziantep," International Journal of Global Business and Competitiveness, Springer, vol. 15(1), pages 10-22, June.
    2. Kudrekodlu V. Prasad & Venkatesan Vasugi, 2023. "Readiness Factors for Sustainable Lean Transformation of Construction Organizations," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-23, April.
    3. Emel Gelmez & Eren Özceylan & Süleyman Mete & Alptekin Durmuşoğlu, 0. "An Empirical Research on Lean Production Awareness: The Sample of Gaziantep," International Journal of Global Business and Competitiveness, Springer, vol. 0, pages 1-13.
    4. Emel Gelmez & Eren Özceylan & Süleyman Mete & Alptekin Durmuşoğlu, 0. "An Empirical Research on Lean Production Awareness: The Sample of Gaziantep," International Journal of Global Business and Competitiveness, Springer, vol. 0, pages 1-13.
    5. Nurul Najihah Azalanzazllay & Sarina Abdul Halim Lim & Ungku Fatimah Ungku Zainal Abidin & Cherrafi Anass, 2022. "Uncovering Readiness Factors Influencing the Lean Six Sigma Pre-Implementation Phase in the Food Industry," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(14), pages 1-20, July.

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