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24 - Lean Production in India and Australia

from Part III - Lean Production Around the World

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 March 2021

By
Reynold P. James
Edited by
Thomas Janoski  and
Darina Lepadatu
Thomas Janoski
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
Darina Lepadatu
Affiliation:
Kennesaw State University, Georgia
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Summary

Lean thinking is hailed as one of the most influential management ideas of the last fifty years, with the renowned Toyota Production System (TPS) of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC 2001) Japan widely acknowledged as its precursor (Stanton, Gough, Ballardie, Bartram, Bamber, and Sohal 2014). Despite some recent safety-related setbacks, Toyota continues to be the standard-bearer of lean thinking, and the Toyota Production System enjoys an almost cult-like status. The TPS/lean has contributed in recent years to the introduction of several management practices including job rotation, standardization, quality management, broadened responsibilities and the “Just-in-Time” system. Besides being extensively imitated by all other leading motor vehicle producers globally, lean’s current applications span several sectors, such as banking, call centers, health care, educational institutions, government agencies and other elements of the services sector (Bamber, Stanton, Bartram, and Ballardie 2014).

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The Cambridge International Handbook of Lean Production
Diverging Theories and New Industries around the World
 , pp. 573 - 594
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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