Designing lean value streams in the fourth industrial revolution era: proposition of technology-integrated guidelines

Tortorella, Guilherme Luz, Pradhan, Ninad, de Anda, Enrique Macias, Martinez, Samuel Trevino, Sawhney, Rupy and Kumar, Maneesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2469-1382 2020. Designing lean value streams in the fourth industrial revolution era: proposition of technology-integrated guidelines. International Journal of Production Research 58 (16) , pp. 5020-5033. 10.1080/00207543.2020.1743893

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Abstract

Despite the envisioned interrelations, the way Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies can influence the design and implementation of lean value streams is still unknown and little empirical evidence is found in the literature. This article aims at proposing guidelines integrated with I4.0 technologies for designing lean value streams. We gathered experts’ opinions regarding the relationship between guidelines for designing a lean value stream and I4.0 technologies. The identification of the most important relationships provided arguments for the proposition of enhanced guidelines for designing lean value streams within the Fourth Industrial Revolution context. The integration of I4.0 technologies into the guidelines for designing a lean value stream raises a distinct approach that benefits from the simplicity and efficiency of Lean Production with ease and agility of the technologies typical of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Such technology-integrated guidelines may allow overcoming existing barriers while lead companies to superior performance results.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
ISSN:	0020-7543
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	15 April 2020
Date of Acceptance:	6 March 2020
Last Modified:	28 Nov 2024 15:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/131020

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