Implementing visual management for continuous improvement: barriers, success factors and best practices
Stefan Kurpjuweit,
Dagmar Reinerth,
Christoph G. Schmidt and
Stephan M. Wagner
International Journal of Production Research, 2019, vol. 57, issue 17, 5574-5588
Abstract:
Visual management (VM) has become an important lean management practice for continuous improvement and has gained increasing attention from academics and practitioners. While operations management scholars have studied its benefits and functions, the factors that enable or hinder VM implementation have not been systematically investigated. Against this background, our study analyses qualitative case study data from Swiss manufacturing firms to reveal important barriers and success factors that are relevant for the implementation of VM. Moreover, for each success factor, we present several best practices observed in the case companies to overcome the associated barriers. The results contribute to the emerging field of VM within the lean management literature and provide insights for practitioners how to implement VM more effectively.
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2018.1553315
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