Dr. Biswajit Mohapatra
@cet.edu.in
Assistant Professor
Odisha University of Technology and Research, Bhubaneswar
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering [Lean Manufacturing/Management]
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Management Science and Operations Research, Mechanical Engineering, Multidisciplinary
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Debesh Mishra, Biswajit Mohapatra, Abhaya Sanatan Satpathy, Kamalakanta Muduli, Binayak Mishra, Swagatika Mishra, and Upma Paliwal
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Biswajit Mohapatra, Sushanta Tripathy, and Deepak Singhal
Emerald
Purpose As the COVID-19 epidemic ravages the world in the fourth industrial revolution era, the manufacturing sector faces its worst situation in a century. Lean philosophy, renowned as a “warrior philosophy,” can be an able rescuer to these industries. This study aims to identify the hurdles to lean strategy implementation and conduct an analysis to provide cognizance to policymakers, practitioners and decision-makers. Design/methodology/approach This study aims to identify the obstacles that obstruct lean implementation into seven primary barriers/components, with the fuzzy DEMATEL approach being used to evaluate the critical factors as well as the cause and effect factors among them. Expert opinions are sought to obtain the relevant data for evaluation purposes. Findings The results reveal that a firm should focus on firm cultural conflict scenario, resources–responses incapability, improve on suppliers’ attitude and execute a proper planning and logistics equation to alleviate the hindrances of implementing lean. As these causal factors influence the effect factors, namely, top management vision, management–employee relationship and human resource building, focusing on them automatically improves the effect factors; thus, the surge to overcome resistance to lean implementation is alleviated. Practical implications This research aids in identifying and analyzing lean implementation issues in the manufacturing and industrial sectors. The observations, results and insights drawn can act as a guiding force to rupture the resistance envelope covering the domain of lean implementation and possibly reinstating industries to survive and excel in the business post-COVID era. Originality/value This research introduces barriers to lean implementation in a unique way, as it articulates all sections of an industry and group the barriers based on the classification. It further prioritizes the barriers for their importance in the Indian industrial scenario. This would help the industry professionals and managers access the barriers and generate insight on how and where to start implementing lean.
Biswajit Mohapatra, Adarsh Rajpal, Akash Tarasia, Deepak Singhal, and Sushanta Tripathy
Inderscience Publishers
Biswajit Mohapatra, Aneesh Kuruvilla, Deepak Singhal, and Sushanta Tripathy
Inderscience Publishers
Biswajit Mohapatra, Sushnata Tripathy, Deepak Singhal, and Kaibalya Nayak
Inderscience Publishers
Biswajit Mohapatra, Sushanta Tripathy, Deepak Singhal, and Rajnandini Saha
Elsevier BV
Aneesh Kuruvilla, Deepak Singhal, Sushanta Tripathy, and Biswajit Mohapatra
Inderscience Publishers
Biswajit Mohapatra, Aneesh Kuruvilla, Aishwarya Dash, and Sushanta Tripathy
Springer Singapore