When making the transition to a lean enterprise, many companies seek to understand if they are ready to begin the culture change required, or perhaps how far along they are in the journey. Organisations need to understand how they are doing, how far along they are, and if they are ready for a transition. This paper describes the data collection, analysis, and results of an internationally deployed survey aimed at understanding what factors are critical for a successful lean implementation. The survey respondents represented regions all over the world, with a combined experience of approximately 2000 years. The survey results were analysed utilising regression techniques. Through the analysis several critical factors were identified that directly correlated to a deeply rooted lean culture. The results found that 13 attributes, which correspond to specific survey questions, were identified that accounted for over 90% of the variation in the survey data. Additionally, four factors were identified that accounted for over 82% of the variation. In addition to the details of the survey, review of relevant literature is also discussed. Further, a thorough review of the regression analysis and results is presented, along with a discussion on the conclusions, limitations, and future work.

在向精益企业转型时，许多公司试图了解他们是否准备好开始所需的文化变革，或者他们在旅程中走了多远。组织需要了解他们的表现如何，他们走了多远，以及他们是否准备好进行过渡。本文描述了一项国际调查的数据收集、分析和结果，旨在了解哪些因素对于成功实施精益生产至关重要。调查受访者代表世界各地，拥有约 2000 年的综合经验。使用回归技术分析调查结果。通过分析，确定了与根深蒂固的精益文化直接相关的几个关键因素。结果发现13个属性，与特定调查问题相对应的问题被确定为占调查数据变化的 90% 以上。此外，确定了四个因素，这些因素占变异的 82% 以上。除了调查的细节外，还讨论了对相关文献的回顾。此外，还对回归分析和结果进行了全面回顾，并对结论、局限性和未来工作进行了讨论。