Assessing Lean 4.0 for Industry 4.0 Readiness Using PLS-SEM towards Sustainable Manufacturing Supply Chain

Karishma M. Qureshi (), Bhavesh G. Mewada, Sumeet Kaur and Mohamed Rafik Noor Mohamed Qureshi
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Karishma M. Qureshi: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Parul Institute of Technology, Parul University, Waghodia 391760, India
Bhavesh G. Mewada: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Parul Institute of Technology, Parul University, Waghodia 391760, India
Sumeet Kaur: Area the Quantitative Techniques and Operations Management, FORE School of Management, New Delhi 110016, India
Mohamed Rafik Noor Mohamed Qureshi: Department of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 5, 1-19

Abstract: Lean 4.0 (L4.0) plays a significant role in reducing waste and enhancing productivity for a sustainable manufacturing supply chain in Industry 4.0 (I4.0). L4.0, with its soft and hard practices, may be well integrated into I4.0 to enhance its readiness. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are attempting to prepare themselves for I4.0 readiness. Hence, the present research explores L4.0 in terms of its soft and hard practices to understand its holistic relationship with I4.0’s readiness for delivering a sustainable manufacturing supply chain. To reap the maximum benefits, several traditional lean thinking practices and lean management principles should be combined with internet-enabled I4.0 technologies. The result of the present empirical analysis revealed that the soft L4.0 practices of top management leadership (TML), customer focus (CF), and employee training and learning (ETL) influence the hard L4.0 practices of total productive maintenance (TPM), statistical process control (SPC), and advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT) to have a positive significant influence on operational readiness (OR) and technological readiness (TR).

Keywords: Industry 4.0; I4.0 readiness; Lean 4.0; PLS-SEM; ANN; soft and hard lean practices (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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