Development of Framework for Lean Implementation: An Interpretive Structural Modeling and Interpretive Ranking Process Approach

Abstract

Today’s explosive condition of the market is compelling the manufacturing organizations to switch from traditional manufacturing (TM) to lean manufacturing (LM) to create a footprint in this competi- tive era. In this article, 16 critical success factors (CSFs) for LM implementation are identifi ed through a vast literature review, the opinion of academicians and industry experts and interpretive structural modeling (ISM) is used to create interrelationships among the identifi ed CSFs, and interpretive ranking process (IRP) rank these CSFs based on dominance with respect to performance dimen- sions. Leadership and management made the foundation of an ISM model while the training and people development have secured the fi rst rank in the IRP model. Implementation of such ISM- and IRP-based models of CSF would give a clear understanding of these CSFs so that LM researchers, decision-makers, managers, and practitioners of LM will use their resources more effi ciently.