Lean Management Practice and Organizational Success

Abstract

The study examines how lean management practice enhances organizational success. The objectives of the study were to examine how quality control and value stream mapping enhances organizational success. Based on the objectives the study reviewed extant related literature on lean management practice and organizational success. The study found that control and value stream mapping enhance organizational success. Therefore, the study concluded that failure to use quality control and value stream mapping affect organizational success. Hence, the study recommended that Management should use quality control mechanism such as production control and total production maintenance to attain organizational success in terms of goal attainment and customer loyalty. Management should use value stream mapping such as supply chain, product flow, information flow and waste elimination to attain organizational success evidenced in goal attainment and customer loyalty.