Effects of lean practices and knowledge sharing on performance of food manufacturers
The new concept of food manufacturing performance focuses on consumer preferences and needs, high quality packaging and branding system, efficient logistics and procurement, high value-added products and lower operating costs. Research on manufacturing performance has received much attention with...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English English |
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2022
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112526/1/FP%202022%2080%20-%20IR.pdf |
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| Summary: | The new concept of food manufacturing performance focuses on consumer preferences
and needs, high quality packaging and branding system, efficient logistics and
procurement, high value-added products and lower operating costs. Research on
manufacturing performance has received much attention with contradictory findings.
However, research on measuring lean practices that affect manufacturing performance,
especially in food manufacturing, has received little attention. The lean practices
concept, such as the right product is at the right time and location Just-in-time (JIT),
waste reduction (Elimination of Waste) and continuous improvement (Kaizen) can affect
manufacturing performance. Products and services are always expected to be derived on
time to ensure low-cost production and flexibility, by reducing non-value-adding
operations or “waste” while fulfilling customers’ needs. Based on the literature
reviewed, it was found that there are four important indicators of manufacturing
performance: flexibility, responsiveness, customer satisfaction, and cost. Knowledge
sharing (KS) can be considered as an essential platform to align activities and share
information on joint performance measurement within the supply chain. KS have
become a major driver of competitive advantage and important contribution to the
support of core and supporting activities of industries. This thesis presents a review of
literature with the aim of developing a conceptual framework and the findings on the
relationship between lean practices, knowledge sharing and manufacturing performance
factors. Specifically, the objectives were to develop a framework to link lean practices
and manufacturing performance based on the literature reviewed, explore the
relationship between lean practices and manufacturing performance and to empirically
test whether knowledge sharing mediates the relationship between lean practices and
manufacturing performance. The survey was conducted through face-to-face interview
and e-mail correspondence. There was 282 companies involved as the respondents of the
study. The Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Structural Equation Modeling
(SEM) were performed to test the construct validity or to “confirm” the construct and to
test model fits. The findings validated the significant effects of manufacturing lean
practices on manufacturing performances in Malaysia’s food manufacturing companies
on all variables. However, the mediating effect on knowledge sharing was confirmed as
not significant. Knowledge sharing was proven to not mediate the relationship between
lean practices and manufacturing performance, but lean practices had a positive and
significant effect on knowledge sharing. The finding also showed that training and
sharing value as the two sub-constructs of knowledge sharing to be emphasized the most,
while trust and communication as the least important but significant between the food
manufacturers in Malaysia. However, this research investigated only the relationship
between several dimensions of lean practices and knowledge sharing. Further research
should extend into relevant theoretical constructs and other elements and activities in
practice such as the association between sustainability and the manufacturing
environment and technological capabilities, including more refined measurement for the
constructs to better capture the current situation in manufacturing industry. |
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