Lean out of the mainstream: the reproduction of Lean Manufacturing worldwide – from the earliest evidences to the uncolonized lands

Authors

  • Larissa Cecília Domingues UFSCar - Universidade Federal de São Carlos
  • Tiago Fonseca Albuquerque Cavalcanti Sigahi USP - Universidade de São Paulo
  • Patrícia Saltorato UFSCar - Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Keywords:

Lean Manufacturing, Transition economies, Lean Production, Just in Time

Abstract

The diffusion of Lean Manufacturing (LM) took place in heterogeneous ways worldwide due to the differences in the industrial/economic development of nations. Recent studies have pointed out a gap in the literature regarding the study of this process in transition economies. This article sought to provide an in depth, broad, comparative analysis of the reproduction of LM in three different contexts: developed, developing and transition economies. A narrative literature research was conducted aiming to emphasize the specificities and social, economic and political factors that shaped this process in the countries studied. In the developed economies, LM is consolidated and legitimized by academic and corporate actors; in the developing economies, LM found a way mainly through subsidiaries, in a context of exacerbated competition after the economic opening; and in the economies in transition, LM is reduced to a managerial component and theoretical concepts. By synthesizing high impact research, as well as articulating classical and recent studies, this work may contribute to the guidance of future studies in uncolonized lands, where LM practices are little known and/or remain asleep.

Author Biographies

Larissa Cecília Domingues, UFSCar - Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Universidade Federal de São Carlos – UFSCar 
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Produção (PPGEP – UFSCar/Sorocaba)

Mestre em Engenharia de Produção – UFSCar/Sorocaba (bolsa Capes - 2017)

Bacharel em Engenharia de Produção – UFSCar/Sorocaba (2015)

Tiago Fonseca Albuquerque Cavalcanti Sigahi, USP - Universidade de São Paulo

Universidade de São Paulo, Escola Politécnica

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Produção (PPGEP – USP/Poli)

Doutorando em Engenharia de Produção – USP/Poli 

Universidade Federal de São Carlos – UFSCar 
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Produção (PPGEP – UFSCar/Sorocaba)

Mestre em Engenharia de Produção – UFSCar/Sorocaba (bolsa Capes - 2017)

Bacharel em Engenharia de Produção – UFSCar/Sorocaba (2015)

 

Patrícia Saltorato, UFSCar - Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Profa. Departamento de Engenharia de Produção – UFSCar/Sorocaba (desde 2009)

Profa. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Produção – UFSCar/Sorocaba (desde 2011)

Pesquisadora do Núcleo de Sociologia Econômica e das Finanças (NESEFI - UFSCar São Carlos)

Pesquisadora do GEPITEC – Grupo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Inovação e Transferência Tecnológica – UFSCar/Sorocaba

Doutorado em Engenharia de Produção – UFSCar/São Carlos (bolsa CNPq - 2005)

Mestrado em Engenharia de Produção – USP/São Carlos (bolsa Capes - 1998)

Bacharelado em Engenharia Civil – Unesp/Guaratinguetá (1993)

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