The Key Practices of Lean Supply Chain Management Towards Sustainable Performance: A Review
Sustainability Management Strategies and Impact in Developing Countries
ISBN: 978-1-80262-450-2, eISBN: 978-1-80262-449-6
Publication date: 25 April 2022
Abstract
A crucial aspect of supply chain management (SCM) is the formulation of lean supply chain management (LSCM). In this sense, the key practices are extended towards the LSCM settings as alternative strategies and several frameworks were developed to help companies to make choices based on production disruption. Studies in this field have focussed mainly on SCM. Although manufacturing businesses recognise the necessity of effective SCM, but little study has been done on manufacturing LSCM. The behaviour and the potential for significant impacts on sustainable performance (SP) in manufacturing companies can vary with time and variations for approaches of the LSCM key practices. This chapter, therefore, focusses on main practices for LSCM on the basis of evaluations of experts in the Malaysian manufacturing sector in order to achieve SP in manufacturing companies. The aim of this chapter is to identify the key practices in LSCM on SP. Hence, this chapter reviewed 172 articles published from 2015 to 2019, used the methodology for SLR with three main steps: literature review planning, reviewing, and reporting. As a result, there are evidence that the key practices for LSCM used in previous studies are (1) customer relationship management, (2) supplier relationship management, (3) just in time manufacturing, (4) waste reduction, (5) cost reduction, and (6) minimise inventory level. In manufacturing industries, LSCM is more complex. Insights on the causing issues and SP are provided. Finally, this chapter contributes to SCM and literature on sustainability and has managerial implications for companies to improve SP more effectively.
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Acknowledgements
The researchers thank to Research Management Center (RMC) for financing them with the research fund: VOT E15501 from the Faculty of Technology Management and Business, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, and Faculty of Management and Business, Universitas Muhammadiyah Kalimantan Timur (Indonesia) that have provided all the necessary facilities for completing of this study.
Citation
Istimaroh, I., Abu Seman, N.A., Setiaji, B. and Mhd Nor, N. (2022), "The Key Practices of Lean Supply Chain Management Towards Sustainable Performance: A Review", Din, M.F.M., Alias, N.E., Hussein, N. and Zaidi, N.S. (Ed.) Sustainability Management Strategies and Impact in Developing Countries (Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management, Vol. 26), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 61-74. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-726220220000026006
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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