Integration of Lean manufacturing and Industry 4.0: a bibliometric analysis

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to identify the prominent research constituents in the domain of integration of Lean manufacturing and Industry 4.0 techniques and analyze the intellectual structure among them.Design/methodology/approachA bibliometric analysis of articles based on Donthu et al. (...

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Published in:TQM journal 2024-01, Vol.36 (1), p.244-264
Main Authors: Kumar, Naveen, Singh, Arshdeep, Gupta, Sahil, Kaswan, Mahender Singh, Singh, Maninder
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Automation
Bibliometrics
Business operations
Citation analysis
Communication
Constituents
Flexibility
Industrial Revolution
Industry 4.0
Internet of Things
Lean manufacturing
Literature reviews
Manufacturing
Preventive maintenance
Productivity
Quality management
Radio frequency identification
Research methodology
Six Sigma
Sustainability
Total quality
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Summary:PurposeThe purpose of this study is to identify the prominent research constituents in the domain of integration of Lean manufacturing and Industry 4.0 techniques and analyze the intellectual structure among them.Design/methodology/approachA bibliometric analysis of articles based on Donthu et al. (2021a) has been adopted to conduct a systematic review of the integration of Lean manufacturing and Industry 4.0 using the Scopus database.FindingsThe co-citation analysis and bibliographic coupling depicted three clusters and themes around which the research related to the integration of Lean manufacturing and Industry 4.0. Publications related to the topic have majorly focused on the development of conceptual models and frameworks for integrating Lean manufacturing and Industry 4.0, analyzing the compatibility between the two techniques for better implementation of one another and the techniques' combined impact on operational performance.Originality/valueMost of the review studies related to the domain of integration of Lean manufacturing and Industry 4.0 have adopted a systematic literature review methodology. The present study has tried to infer the intellectual framework of the research being conducted in the said domain using the bibliometric analysis to identify the prominent research constituents in the field and examine the intellectual relationship between them.
ISSN:1754-2731
1754-274X
DOI:10.1108/TQM-07-2022-0243