The Situation in Europe

Alexander C. Tsigkas
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Alexander C. Tsigkas: Democritus University of Thrace

Chapter 9 in The Lean Enterprise, 2013, pp 261-265 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Ever since engineer Taiichi Ohno designed the famous Toyota Production System a great deal of time has elapsed for Europe, much later than Japan and the US, to discover that there is something to gain if similar techniques were implemented to European industry. Under the pressure of competition, companies are seeking ways to reduce operation costs in order to stay alive in a continuously globalized and competitive economy. The Lean approach has been adopted slowly but steadily by an increasing number of companies in Europe, nowadays at an accelerating pace, although some time ago many companies, some of which no longer exist, rejected the Lean approach as an approach that does not fit European culture. What has changed today for companies to, despite the cultural differences, embrace the Lean way?

Keywords: Lean Production; Competitive Economy; Accelerate Pace; European Industry; Extended Enterprise (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-29402-0_9

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