Liu Liang
School of Management, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, 300387, China
Zhang Hong-Liang
School of Management Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma�anshan, 243032, China
ABSTRACT
In lean production application process, to appraise lean level for enterprises scientifically can point out the weak link, thus giving the direction of continuous improvement. In this study, appraisal model based on the unascertained theory is used to appraise lean application level. The index system including production improvement, process stability, financial improvement and lean culture is set up and one practical enterprises lean level is analyzed concretely. In order to get the inner regular knowledge of lean application, Rough Set is used to analyze the appraisal data of 40 manufacturing companies. The study of this study provides one reasonable quantitative tool to appraisal lean application level for enterprises and one platform to compare lean level between enterprises, thus propelling the smooth application of lean production.
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Liu Liang and Zhang Hong-Liang, 2013. Lean Application Level Appraisal and Knowledge Mining. Journal of Applied Sciences, 13: 4021-4027.
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2013.4021.4027
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jas.2013.4021.4027
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2013.4021.4027
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jas.2013.4021.4027
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