Table of contents - Special Issue: Lean and learning in the digital era (ELEC2021)
Guest Editors: Daryl John Powell, Peter Hines
Virtual reality supported trainings for lean education: conceptualization, design and evaluation of competency-oriented teaching-learning environments
Thomas Riemann, Joachim MetternichThe purpose of this approach is to structure and facilitate the development of competency-oriented virtual training scenarios. This approach should help to develop reproducible…
Teaching a Lean masterclass in the metaverse
Peter Hines, Torbjørn H. NetlandThis paper reports exploratory findings about teaching in the metaverse using a virtual reality (VR) platform and head-mounted displays. This paper addresses three research…
Improving the impact of remote Playing Lean workshops through action inquiry and critical reflexivity
Bruno PešecThe purpose of this study is to share how the learning impact of a remote workshop was improved through action research practices, especially action inquiry and critical…
Designing online delivery of Lean education during COVID-19
Olivia McDermottThis study describes how two organisations transitioned to teaching Lean online during and post Covid-19. This study aims to establish how Lean teaching and training can be…
The growing gap between lean production and digital lean tools
Marte D.-Q. Holmemo, Eirik Bådsvik Hamre KorsenThis paper aims to gain empirical insights into the relationship between lean production and digitalization within Industry 4.0 from a process-theoretical perspective. Following…
Learning of quality improvement theory – experiences with reflective learning from a student perspective
Roland Hellberg, Eivind FauskangerThe purpose of this study is to investigate how professionals who are continuing their education rate a higher education quality management course with an emphasis on reflective…
Critical success factors of Lean in Higher Education: an international perspective
Alinda Kokkinou, Ton van KollenburgContinuous improvement initiatives such as Lean in Higher Education (HE) institutes are an emerging topic for research. Under pressure to do more with less, institutes of HE are…
The financial implications of XPS: an organizational learning perspective
Torbjørn Hekneby, Daryl John PowellThis study aims to investigate the impact of a company-specific lean program (a so-called company-specific production system [XPS]) on the company’s financial performance. This…
Toyota Kata for continuous improvement; an action research project in the construction industry
Eirin Lodgaard, Natalia Iakymenko, Maria Flavia MogosThe purpose of this study is to investigate how Toyota Kata can be effectively applied in the engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturing within the construction industry. The objective…
Lean monitoring: action research in manufacturing
Bassel Kassem, Matteo Rossini, Federica Costa, Alberto Portioli-StaudacherThis study aims to study the implementation of lean thinking at the strategic level of an Italian manufacturing company. Companies implementing continuous improvement (CI…
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- Prof. Jiju Antony