Lean manufacturing, culture and their role on sustainability: A case study in the Chinese automotive industry

Zhe Tong; Luisa Delfa Huaccho Huatuco

Lean manufacturing, culture and their role on sustainability: A case study in the Chinese automotive industry

The York Management School

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Abstract

This paper focuses on lean manufacturing and culture and how they influence the sustainability initiatives of an Automotive company in China. The principle of lean manufacturing is widely applied in the automotive industry worldwide. The last few decades have witnessed the accelerating pace of China’s continued emer-gence as a major industrial power. With the globalisation of multinational corpo-rations and the development of domestic automotive enterprises, there is an in-creasing number of cross-cultural motor manufacturing companies starting their business in China. In these companies, cultural diversity is an important factor that affects the management strategies. Using a case study approach, this paper shows the relevant themes on the role of lean manufacturing and culture on the sustainability initiatives taken by the company.

Original language	English
Pages	1
Number of pages	10
Publication status	Published - 24 Jun 2018
Event	Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2018 - Mantra on View Hotel, Gold Coast, Australia Duration: 24 Jun 2018 → 26 Jun 2018

Conference

Conference	Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2018
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Gold Coast
Period	24/06/18 → 26/06/18

Keywords

Lean manufacturing
Culture
Sustainability
Automotive
China

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