dc.contributor.author | Ondiek, Gerald Ochieng’ | |
dc.contributor.author | Kisombe, Stephen Mgenyi | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-06-14T09:08:06Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-06-14T09:08:06Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Industrial Engineering Letters Vol.3, No.10, 2013 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | www.iiste.org | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/84759 | |
dc.description.abstract | The study sought to examine the extent to which lean manufacturing tools and techniques are adopted by sugar
processing industries in Kenya and their impact on factory time efficiency. The study was a survey covering five
sugar processing industries which approved the study and those that have been in operation for more than three
years. Purposive sampling was used to select a sample of 135 employees from production, engineering and
quality assurance departments. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire consisting mainly of closedended
questions and was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The motivation of the study was
based on the contribution of the sugar sector to the Kenyan economy.
The research revealed that companies in the sugar sector in Kenya have not given attention to all the key areas of
lean manufacturing from a holistic perspective. The industry has only adopted practices related to lean
manufacturing and there was little impact of these practices to factory time efficiency. Conclusions drawn from
the research was that sugar processing industries in Kenya lack understanding of lean manufacturing concepts
and have therefore not reaped the full benefits of lean implementation. Recommendations made were that the
sugar industries in Kenya need a focused training on lean manufacturing to enable better understanding of lean
manufacturing concepts among personnel and then give attention to the implementation of all areas of lean
manufacturing from a holistic perspective for the industry to reap full benefits. The research has provided
insights into the implementation of lean practices in a Kenyan context using survey data as opposed to case
studies.
Several practices and activities were selected associated with lean manufacturing and not specific to the sugar
industry in Kenya. However, there may be other practices and activities that could be related to lean
manufacturing and more relevant to the sugar sector that were not included in the study. There has been very
little research in the area of lean manufacturing and therefore need for further research not only in the sugar
sector but also in other areas of the Kenyan economy. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Lean manufacturing | en_US |
dc.subject | Sugar processing industries | en_US |
dc.subject | Lean tools and techniques | en_US |
dc.subject | Kenyan economy | en_US |
dc.title | A Survey on Adoption of Lean Manufacturing Tools and Techniques in Sugar Processing Industries in Kenya | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.type.material | en_US | en_US |