Characterising project management of lean initiatives in industrial companies — crossing perspectives based on case studies

• Autorzy: Lima Rui M. , Souza Ingrid , Pereira Eduarda , Belém Ana Cristina , Pinto Cátia Marlene , Lazzaris Joana , Fonseca Pedro

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/emj-2023-0005

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The paper mainly aims to characterise project management (PM) practices of industrial Lean initiatives by analysing and comparing three main topics: PM approaches, PM teams, and project alignment with the company’s strategy. This research encompasses two exploratory industrial case studies with an extensive literature review. Key professionals were interviewed to obtain an in-depth vision of the field. The study results allowed characterising project management practices of industrial Lean initiatives in industrial companies based on the following dimensions: 1. Understand the needs; 2. Find a suitable team; 3. Use visual tools; 4. Apply a continuous improvement (CI) approach; 5. Identify KPIs for the context; 6. Get support from the top management. This work fills a gap related to studying the PM practices applied during the implementation of Lean initiatives, proposing a schematic representation of PM variables and actors in industrial Lean initiatives. Identifying the main variables and actors that industrial companies use to develop Lean initiatives can be insightful for Lean practitioners in the context of project management.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

project management; project management characterisation; lean manufacturing; continuous improvement; multiple case studies

PL

zarządzanie projektami; charakterystyka zarządzania projektami; odchudzona produkcja; ciągłe doskonalenie; studia przypadków

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Białostockiej
• Czasopismo: Engineering Management in Production and Services
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 15, no. 1
• Strony: 57--72
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 70 poz., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Lima Rui M.

• School of Engineering of University of Minho, Portugal

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7991-0132

autor

Souza Ingrid

• School of Engineering of University of Minho, Portugal

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7144-6366

autor

Pereira Eduarda

• School of Engineering of University of Minho, Portugal

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6139-4942

autor

Belém Ana Cristina

• School of Engineering of University of Minho, Portugal

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1880-4085

autor

Pinto Cátia Marlene

• School of Engineering of University of Minho, Portugal

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1182-0114

autor

Lazzaris Joana

• School of Engineering of University of Minho, Portugal

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7328-708X

autor

Fonseca Pedro

• School of Engineering of University of Minho, Portugal

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8181-6519

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