A STUDY OF CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR IMPLEMENTING LEAN MANUFACTURING IN MALAYSIAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

Abstract

Lean manufacturing (LM) has drawn a lot of attention in the automotive sector for achieving high levels of production, and it is now recognized as the normative manufacturing approach for the 21st century. Lean manufacturing aims to offer a smooth manufacturing flow by raising productivity to the level of high-quality items, maximizing the utilization of production labor, cutting manufacturing costs through a continuous improvement process, and reduce delivery times. As a result, it helps businesses achieve their objectives and profit from the environment. As a result, the application of Lean Manufacturing (LM) in the Malaysian automotive industry is the main emphasis of this study. This study's goal is to rate each CSF's Critical Success Factors (CSF) in order of importance for the implementation of lean manufacturing. The development of a conceptual model of CSF for the application of lean manufacturing in the sphere of the automotive industry is another goal of this study. This study's methodology uses a quantitative, questionnaire-based approach. the creation and delivery of a structured questionnaire to a sizeable portion of Malaysia's automotive industry Using SPSS software, which includes the Reliability Test, Normality Test, KMO & Bartlett's Test, Friedman Test, and Exploratory Factor Analysis, the degree of CSF for Lean Manufacturing Implementation in the Automotive Industry is assessed and analyzed (EFA).