Impact of Lean Manufacturing Strategies and Success Factors on Performance Improvement—A Case Study

LM (Lean manufacturing) is the manufacturing strategy focused on continuous improvement of manufacturing operations. This study has been carried out in manufacturing industry of northern India to assess important success factors, LM strategies applied, and important benefits of both LM strategies and approach. Questionnaire survey has been performed to achieve the desired objectives. Results indicated that manufacturing organizations have great affinity for LM strategies viz. small incremental improvements (kaizen) for strategic success. Production rates are highly improved after implementing LM approach. Mediating role of every success factor have been measured using regression analysis and structural equation modeling. Moreover, correlation shows the highly significant relations between LM strategies and benefits of the LM approach.