Sustainable development supported by lean tools in assembly processes – a systematic literature review
Vol 110 No 4 (2020), Articles
Vol 110 No 4 (2020)

Sustainable development supported by lean tools in assembly processes – a systematic literature review

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Published March 27, 2023
Ewelina Wyczewska
Doctoral School of Engineering and Technical Sciences at the Rzeszow University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics al. Powstańców Warszawy 12, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0025-2473
Dorota Stadnicka
Rzeszow University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics al. Powstańców Warszawy 12, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4516-7926
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Lean Tools, Sustainable Development, assembly process, systematic literature review

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Wyczewska, E., & Stadnicka, D. (2023). Sustainable development supported by lean tools in assembly processes – a systematic literature review. Technologia I Automatyzacja Montażu (Assembly Techniques and Technologies), 110(4), 51-61. Retrieved from https://journals.prz.edu.pl/tiam/article/view/976
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Sustainable Development (SD) is necessary to implement in production processes in order to improve the economic aspects of enterprises and to protect workers and the environment. This paper demonstrates the needs to continue the research connected with sustainable development. The article deals with research works in the field of assembly and presents a systematic literature review looking for Lean Tools (LT) implementation to improve sustainable development of assembly processes. Topics discussed in the reviewed papers in the context of the research are identified as well as LT implemented were identified. Moreover, the influence on SD aspects presented in the studied papers was identified and the connections with the sustainability goals were indicated. Despite the fact that enterprises have shown interest in the discussed subject the impact of LT on SD aspects, i.e. ecological, economic and social, is not directly indicated in context on assembly. The presented quantitative analysis proves that the problem is not widely discussed in the literature. While the impact of LT on companies was studied in general, the research usually did not focus on the assembly process. On the basis of the conducted literature review, a gap was discovered that can be filled in future research by proposing an LT set that can be used in the organization to improve assembly lines and support SD. In future research, the authors intend to thoroughly analyse the aspects of LT implementation for SD by conducting research at selected assembly sites.

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