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Lean Practices And Operational Performance Of Automotive Firms’S Workshops In Nairobi
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)This study is about lean practices and operational performance carried out in various workshops in Nairobi operated by selected automotive firms to establish the use of selected lean practices and to find out if the lean ... -
Lean Practices and Operational Performance of Nation Newspaper Printing Division, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This study was set out to determine the lean practices implemented at Nation Newspaper printing division, Kenya and how operational performance measures are affected by the lean practices implemented by this firm. Results ... -
Lean practices and supply chain performance among automotive assembling firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Many organizations in the automotive industry have been found to struggle in the new customer driven and globally competitive markets. This has been attributed to the increasing competition in the automotive industry and ... -
Lean procurement and supply chain performance at Safaricom limited
(University of Nairobi, 2014)In various organizations, lean has not only improved procedure, reduced inventory and enhanced ergonomics, but it has also allowed the company to fine-tune its chemistry and keep pace with changes in demand. However, ... -
Lean procurement methodologies used by large scale manufacturing firms in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool Of Business, University Of Nairobi, 2012-11)The lean procurement process has been revolutionized, leading to a number of success stories from various companies. These companies join a growing number of businesses in a myriad of industries that have revamped their ... -
Lean Production and Operational Performance of Large and Medium Sized Construction Firms in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Lean production is a business oriented philosophy that enable firms both in manufacturing and service sector to focus on elimination of waste and/ or any non- value adding activity from their production systems resulting ... -
Lean Six Sigma and Operational Performance of Internet Service Providers in Nairobi
(university of nairobi, 2018)Lean six-sigma is regarded as one of the most effective approaches to increasing productivity in organizations. It describes a set of tools and methodologies that can be used to improve the quality of operational processes ... -
Lean supply Cchain management in manufacturing firms in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-11)Wholesalers, manufacturers, retailers, distributors, suppliers, third party service providers (3PLs) and every party involved in the supply chain are under pressure to reduce and balance their costs, time and inventories ... -
Lean Supply Chain Management and Operational Performance of Almasi Beverages Company Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Lean is coordinated approach to increasing value to the customers by identifying and reducing wastes of time and material through kaizen processes and initiatives guided by a pull process from the customer. The purpose of ... -
Lean Supply Chain Management Practices and Business Performance of State Corporations in the Ministry of Health
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The general objective of this study was to assess lean supply chain management practices and their impact on business performance of state corporations in the Ministry of Health. This study adopted a descriptive research ... -
Lean Supply Chain Management Practices and Operational Performance of the Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)Implementation of lean supply chain management practices has become a vital strategy for gaining competitive edge among competitors because competition amongst organizations have risen to high level that organizations fail ... -
Lean Supply Chain Management Practices and Organizational Performance in Parastatals in the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The general objective of this study was to determine the impact of lean supply chain management practices on organizational performance of Parastatals in the Ministry of energy and petroleum. The specific objectives of the ... -
Lean Supply Chain Management Practices and Organizational Performance in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Key objectives of the study were to analyze the adoption of Lean supply chain management practices and how this would impact on organization performance of pharmaceutical manufacturing firms in Kenya. The target population ... -
Lean Supply Chain Management Practices and Organizational Performance in the Public Water Sector in Kenya
(2015)In the competitive environment, most leading edge companies realized that by transferring costs either upstream or downstream, they are actually not increasing their competitiveness, since all costs ultimately make their ... -
Lean supply chain management practices and organizational performance of cement manufacturing companies in Kenya: a case study of Bamburi Cement Company Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2016-10)Lean Supply Chain Management philosophy is considered to enhance customer value through waste elimination and continuous improvement. The cement manufacturing industry in Kenya has recently been on the spotlight for ... -
Lean supply chain management practices and organizational performance of large scale manufacturing firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)The lean supply chain practices have been revolutionized, leading to a number of success stories from various companies. These companies join a growing number of businesses in a myriad of industries that have revamped ... -
Lean Supply Chain Management Practices and Supply Chain Performance of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study assesses adoption of LSCM practices by pharmaceutical manufacturing firms in Kenya and their effectiveness towards organizational performance. The study assumed a cross-sectional survey design. Primary data was ... -
Lean Supply Chain Practices and Supply Chain Responsiveness Among Vegetable Oil Processing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)To make lean process success, level of thinking needs to be changed in order to focus on management from optimizing separate technologies, assets and vertical department to optimizing the flow of products and services ... -
Lean Supply Chain Practices in Urban Road Construction Projects: a Case of Class ‘a’ Road Construction Companies in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2012)A study was carried out to establish the lean supply chain practices in urban road construction projects among class “A” road construction companies in Nairobi County. The study aimed at achieving two objectives: To determine ... -
Lean thinking practices and logistics performance in the Kenya prisons service
(University of Nairobi, 2014)One of the main objectives of many companies and Kenya Prison department as well is performance improvement. This objective is achieved by different firms through application of different strategies like adoption of ...