FACTORS AND BARRIERS INFLUENCING LEAN PRODUCTION SYSTEM ADOPTION IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

In Lean Production System (LPS), the central is the implementation of lean practices will reduce the different type of unnecessary wastes. However, LPS implemented without an evaluation of organizational may lead to failure. In this study, the purpose of this study is to identify the major factor influencing the adoption of Lean Production System and determine the major barrier that interrupt Lean Production System adoption in the manufacturing industry. The target location in this research was manufacturing industry in the Batu Pahat. This was a quantitative type of study and questionnaires were used to collect the data. In this study, the respondents were from the administrative level of employees. Software SPSS was used to analyze the data. The results of this research shown the major factor influencing LPS adoption in manufacturing industry was process and the major barriers which interrupt LPS adoption was workers’ attitude or resistance. This research had provided some contributions to help manufacturing industry especially in production department.