In India, majority of manufacturing organizations comes under small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) that are recognized as backbone for the economy by contributing a significant amount in gross domestic product (GDP). In the competitive business environment, SMEs are trying to enhance the value of their production and services on decimating the non-productive activities from their manufacturing systems. It has been reported in previous explorations that lean manufacturing (LM) is an approach to recognize and eliminate different forms of waste from the production process, and improve the business performance. Therefore, SMEs has to follow lean manufacturing to ensure sustainable profitability. To optimise the LM implementation benefits, organization/s must see the different success factors thoroughly. So far, critical success factors (CSFs) of lean manufacturing in labour intensive SMEs were not explored systematically. In this study, CSFs for implementing lean are extracted from literature and were analysedand validated after discussion held with relevant industrial experts/academicians. Interpretive ranking process (IRP) technique was employed to observe the relationship amongst the CSFs. To check the interpretations and pair-wise comparison, a dominance system graph for each performance measures was developed. The results revealed that regular training and education for workers, proper selection of lean tools/techniques and low scrap/rework/elimination of waste are the most CSFs for implementing lean in Indian ceramic SME sector.

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印度陶瓷行业精益制造的关键成功因素：通过解释性排名过程建模

在印度，大多数制造组织都隶属于中小型企业 (SME)，这些企业为国内生产总值 (GDP) 做出了巨大贡献，被公认为经济支柱。在竞争激烈的商业环境中，中小企业正试图通过从其制造系统中减少非生产性活动来提高其生产和服务的价值。在之前的探索中，有报道称精益制造（LM）是一种识别和消除生产过程中不同形式的浪费，提高企业绩效的方法。因此，中小企业必须遵循精益制造，以确保可持续的盈利能力。为了优化 LM 实施的好处，组织必须彻底了解不同的成功因素。迄今为止，劳动密集型中小企业中精益制造的关键成功因素 (CSF) 没有系统地探讨。在本研究中，实施精益的 CSF 是从文献中提取的，并在与相关行业专家/学者讨论后进行了分析和验证。采用解释性排序过程 (IRP) 技术来观察 CSF 之间的关系。为了检查解释和成对比较，开发了每个性能度量的优势系统图。结果显示，对工人进行定期培训和教育、正确选择精益工具/技术和低废品/返工/消除浪费是印度陶瓷中小企业部门实施精益的最重要因素。实施精益的 CSF 从文献中提取，并在与相关行业专家/学者讨论后进行分析和验证。采用解释性排序过程 (IRP) 技术来观察 CSF 之间的关系。为了检查解释和成对比较，开发了每个性能度量的优势系统图。结果显示，对工人进行定期培训和教育、正确选择精益工具/技术和低废品/返工/消除浪费是印度陶瓷中小企业部门实施精益的最重要因素。实施精益的 CSF 从文献中提取，并在与相关行业专家/学者讨论后进行分析和验证。采用解释性排序过程 (IRP) 技术来观察 CSF 之间的关系。为了检查解释和成对比较，开发了每个性能度量的优势系统图。结果显示，对工人进行定期培训和教育、正确选择精益工具/技术和低废品/返工/消除浪费是印度陶瓷中小企业部门实施精益的最重要因素。为了检查解释和成对比较，开发了每个性能度量的优势系统图。结果显示，对工人进行定期培训和教育、正确选择精益工具/技术和低废品/返工/消除浪费是印度陶瓷中小企业部门实施精益的最重要因素。为了检查解释和成对比较，开发了每个性能度量的优势系统图。结果显示，对工人进行定期培训和教育、正确选择精益工具/技术以及低废品/返工/消除浪费是印度陶瓷中小企业部门实施精益的最重要因素。