Literature review of the barriers to the implementation of lean manufacturing from a sociotechnical point of view

• Autorzy: Villena Ricardo , Vargas Jorge

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DOI

10.30657/pea.2025.31.15

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The following research seeks to classify, analyze, and determine the barriers that affect the implementation of lean manufacturing from a socio-technical approach that allows organizations to understand how different socio-technical actors influence the results that could be obtained. The article contributes to the literature because it emphasizes the need to address a holistic social and technical approach to address barriers to implementing lean manufacturing. The research methodology is a critical literature review of the barriers to implementing lean manufacturing projects from a socio-technical perspective. The articles selected from the Scopus database were analyzed to understand the different relationships and interactions from a socio-technical perspective. The research emphasizes the importance of considering a sociotechnical vision in implementing lean manufacturing projects because it is a production system that integrates an organization's social and technical actors. The article contributes theoretically and practically by proposing a vision to address the barriers in the implementation process.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

socio-technical systems; lean manufacturing; barriers to implementation

PL

systemy socjotechniczne; szczupła produkcja; bariery wdrażania

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Stowarzyszenia Menedżerów Jakości i Produkcji
• Czasopismo: Production Engineering Archives
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: Vol. 31, Iss. 2
• Strony: 155--162
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 65 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Villena Ricardo

autor

Vargas Jorge

• Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Facultad de Ciencias y Ingeniería - Lima, Perú

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2025).