162228 20251017144629.0 doi 10.1016/j.ijpe.2016.02.020 sideral 93985 ART-2016-93985 eng Bortolotti, T. Towards a theory for lean implementation in supply networks 2016 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted This paper aims to investigate the supply network (SN) characteristics affecting the extension of lean programmes to SN and the interactions between lean practices and these characteristics to understand how to create more favourable conditions for lean extension programmes. A multiple case study methodology is implemented to analyze different lean programmes in SNs and different contextual conditions in which they are implemented. Three different SNs have been analyzed to provide insights on the whole value stream of the Andalusian aeronautics SN. This study finds that there is a recursive influence between SN characteristics and lean practices, and explains how this interaction takes place. The choice of lean practices to adopt, their aim and implementation mode are influenced by the state of SN characteristics companies face at the beginning of the programme and the SN distance (i.e. number of SN echelons) between lean knowledge owners and recipients. This study explains also how lean practices can modify the state of SN characteristics and suggests managers a sequence of phases and sets of actions to use depending on the initial state of SN characteristics. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es 3.493 2016 ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL 3 / 44 = 0.068 2016 Q1 T1 OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 6 / 83 = 0.072 2016 Q1 T1 ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING 5 / 44 = 0.114 2016 Q1 T1 2.197 2016 Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) 2016 Q1 Management Science and Operations Research 2016 Q1 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2016 Q1 Economics and Econometrics 2016 Q1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Romano, P. Martínez-Jurado, P.J. (orcid)0000-0002-0627-0795 Moyano-Fuentes, J. 175 (2016), 182-196 Int. j. prod. econ. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS 0925-5273 1320113 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/162228/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 1269992 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/162228/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:162228 articulos driver 2025-10-17-14:25:39 ARTICLE