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Designing a Lean and Green framework for the reduction of GHG emissions in the South African manufacturing industry
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2021)Lean and Green is a hybrid philosophy that combines the operational efficiencies of Lean with the environmental consciousness instilled by Green philosophy. However, the South African manufacturing industry experiences ... -
Development of a lean leadership maturity model
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)The lean philosophy is often utilised to improve business performance. However, the success rate of lean implementation remains low as organisations fail to recognise the crucial role that leadership plays in this continuous ... -
Development of a lean optimisation plan for a wire manufacturing process
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)The growing demand for maximum operational efficiency has driven organisations towards implementing lean manufacturing as a management philosophy. However, a gap still exists between the available information on lean ... -
Development of a standardised lean design process for purpose-built machine tools
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2021)In the modern world, innovation and the incorporation of lean design processes are an effective way to develop automated machines that can contribute to increased profit margins. The unreliability and low skill level of ... -
A Lean implementation framework encompassing South African Ubuntu
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2022)Lean, a management philosophy originating from Toyota, is used to eradicate wastes and increase efficiency within an organisation. Even though Lean philosophy has become a global phenomenon, only about 10% of the ... -
A maturity model to enhance the adoption of Additive Manufacturing in spare part provisioning in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2022)The fourth industrial revolution (4IR) demands a significant change in the way businesses operate. The previous three industrial revolutions were initiated from the market and demanded that organisations adopt to the ... -
A South African Ubuntu analogy of Lean philosophy
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Lean philosophy has become a global phenomenon in recent years due to its organisational benefits. However, as organisations in many countries attempt to implement Lean, it has been noted that there are several implementation ...