Improvement of Manufacturing Operations through a Lean Management Approach: A Case Study in the Pharmaceutical Industry. (6th November 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nenni, Maria Elena; Giustiniano, Luca; Pirolo, Luca
• Is Part Of: International journal of engineering business management. Volume 6(2014)
• Publication Date: 2014-11-06
• Subjects: Lean Management -- Pharmaceutical -- Production Flow -- Manufacturing; Engineering -- Periodicals; Industrial management -- Periodicals; Engineering; Industrial management; Periodicals; 620.0068
• DOI: 10.5772/59027
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1847-9790

Abstract

This paper aims to demonstrate the positive effect of a Lean Management (LM) approach to increasing efficiency, even in a company which is subject to critical market issues. The pharmaceutical industry is a well-known example of a crisis-affected context and companies have directed attention to Lean Management for a long time, but they are stable in increasing effectiveness. This research uses a case study to move the attention to efficiency as an attractive LM goal. The result of this study provides a reference for academia as well as the business field.