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From toolbox to sociotechnical system: 40 years of Lean transformation in the RFGI
[De la boîte à outils au système sociotechnique : 40 ans de transformations Lean dans la RFGI]

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  • Tarik Saikouk

    (CERIIM - Centre de Recherche en Intelligence et Innovation Managériales - Excelia Group | La Rochelle Business School)

  • Florian Magnani

    (MAGELLAN - Laboratoire de Recherche Magellan - UJML - Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 - Université de Lyon - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Lyon)

Abstract

While technical deployments of lean have often failed to deliver lasting results, the integration of social, behavioral, and organizational dimensions now appears essential to turn lean into a strategic lever suited to today's challenges. This article adopts a retrospective and narrative approach to retrace the evolution of lean in three stages: from a tool-centered technical paradigmto a sociotechnical perspective incorporating human resource management, and finally toward a forward-looking vision of Lean5.0, primarily rooted in its human dimension. The article calls for moving beyond an instrumental view of lean to consider it as an adaptive sociotechnical system. Two research directions are proposed: vertical alignment between strategy, structures, and behaviors; and horizontal development of communities of practice that foster trust, cooperation, and resilience.

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  • Tarik Saikouk & Florian Magnani, 2025. "From toolbox to sociotechnical system: 40 years of Lean transformation in the RFGI [De la boîte à outils au système sociotechnique : 40 ans de transformations Lean dans la RFGI]," Post-Print hal-05194349, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05194349
    DOI: 10.53102/2025.39.02.1268
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