Lean direction in literature: a bibliometric approach

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2021

Authors

Jiang, WX (Author) FEP; Sousa, PSA (Author) FEP; Moreira, MRA (Author) FEP; Amaro, GM (Author) FEP

Journal

Title: Production and Manufacturing Research

Vol. 9

Pages: 241-263

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 4 Citations

Scopus - 6 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00V-D04

DOI: 10.1080/21693277.2021.1978008

Abstract (EN): This research establishes a comprehensive chronological and geographical overview of the recent topics mostly debated about the use of Lean thinking in services, disclosing its main trends, gaps and weaknesses. An ample compilation of research from Web of Science and Scopus was examined, and bibliometric analyses were performed, namely publication counting, and abstract, co-citation and co-word analysis. Unfolding Lean implementation projects and evaluating its outcomes are the most frequent themes. Reducing waste and increasing efficiency are often mentioned as the benefits. There are clear gaps in research density between multiple service sectors and healthcare; lack of established models and extensive use of case study method are the weaknesses of the studies in this field. This paper allows Lean practitioners having a sketch of the landscape of this field and its trends. This is the first effort to synthesize those topics in service industry as a whole, using bibliometric methods.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 23