1. Sketching the Landscape for Lean Digital Transformation
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Heidi Carin Dreyer, Elsebeth Holmen, Ann-Charlott Pedersen, Eirin Lodgaard, Daryl Powell, Halvor Holtskog, Peter Schütz, Jonas A. Ingvaldsen, Alireza Ashrafian, Norwegian University of Science and Technology [Trondheim] (NTNU), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), SINTEF Manufacturing AS [Raufoss], Farhad Ameri, Kathryn E. Stecke, Gregor von Cieminski, Dimitris Kiritsis, TC 5, and WG 5.7
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0209 industrial biotechnology ,Organizational architecture ,Engineering ,Process management ,02 engineering and technology ,Lean manufacturing ,Field (computer science) ,Digital transformation ,020901 industrial engineering & automation ,Decision systems ,0502 economics and business ,[INFO]Computer Science [cs] ,Supplier relationships ,9. Industry and infrastructure ,business.industry ,Supply chain planning ,Organization design ,05 social sciences ,Operational excellence ,Sketch ,Lean management ,ComputingMilieux_MANAGEMENTOFCOMPUTINGANDINFORMATIONSYSTEMS ,Decision system ,business ,050203 business & management - Abstract
Part 1: Lean Production; International audience; Lean management remains the most popular approach to operational excellence within industry. The next wave of industrial improvement is widely considered to be driven by the application of digital technologies. Organizations are seeking to understand how the two approaches can be utilized synergistically. This paper aims to sketch the landscape for current theories and managerial challenges facing Lean and digital transformation based on Lean principles with respect to organizational design, supply chain planning, decision systems and supplier relationships. We raise fundamental questions that should be addressed by future research in the field of digital lean manufacturing and lean digital transformations.
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- 2019
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