A Work-Based Research Assessment of the Impact of "Lean Manufacturing" on Health and Safety Education within an SME

Autor/inn/en	Nikolou-Walker, Elda; Lavery, Kathy
Titel	A Work-Based Research Assessment of the Impact of "Lean Manufacturing" on Health and Safety Education within an SME
Quelle	In: Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 14 (2009) 4, S.441-458 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1359-6748
Schlagwörter	Manufacturing Industry; Safety; War; Program Effectiveness; Engineering; Costs; Safety Education; Foreign Countries; Global Approach; Employee Attitudes; Labor Education; Adult Education; Universities; Japan; United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fertigungswirtschaft; Produzierendes Gewerbe; Sicherheit; Krieg; Maschinenbau; Cost; Kosten; Sicherheitserziehung; Ausland; Globales Denken; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Labour education; Arbeitserziehung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; University; Universität
Abstract	Globalisation has had a major impact on the engineering industry as Pacific Rim countries undercut manufacturing costs and provide a more cost-effective location for many businesses. Engineering in Northern Ireland has mostly declined owing to increased competition from these countries. Engineering companies are now forced to streamline their production processes and employ cost-reducing practices in order to meet customer demands at reduced prices. This article aims to analyse the effects of one such streamlining endeavour which was first introduced after World War II in Japan--"lean manufacturing". "Lean manufacturing" aims to reduce all wasteful activities within the production process in order to improve productivity, while reducing manufacturing costs. The work-based project under consideration was concerned with the impact "lean manufacturing" may have on health and safety performance and education within an engineering company. The focus of the project was to determine through work-based research, and quantitative analysis, the employee perception on health and safety: has it changed (either positively or negatively), as a consequence of implementing "lean manufacturing". (Contains 8 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10