Papers by Rikke Matthiesen
Abstract. The paper analyses differences between "lean" and its sister concept "To... more Abstract. The paper analyses differences between "lean" and its sister concept "Toyota management system (TMS)" by drawing out deep-rooted theories of production within these two streams of literature. The paper argues that such deep-rooted beliefs should be the first target for organizational transformation as these beliefs provide an important contextual layer for any attempts to transfer organizational practices from one organization to another. Examples of implications in relation to translation are sketched out.
Adopting Business Process Excellence (BPEX) practices successfully might appear straight forward,... more Adopting Business Process Excellence (BPEX) practices successfully might appear straight forward, but studies report that few firms achieve the desired objectives. They produce islands of improvements, but fail to sustain the more long term effort and reap the full benefits of their investments. To address the gap, this paper presents a new, integrative BPEX audit method which organizations can use to benchmark their ongoing implementation efforts and results, evaluate progress, and identify specific actions to be done with the aim of developing not only a short term impact, but also long term sustainability of results and improvements.
Competitive pressure demands that companies constantly strive to catch up to world class manufact... more Competitive pressure demands that companies constantly strive to catch up to world class manufacturing performance and practice. Continuous change is a mode of competition for many companies [1]. This is a departure from the punctuated equilibrium model of change in which change is event triggered. This paper reports on exploratory studies from a multinational company adopting centrally managed pilot projects as a transformation mechanism for continuous change towards a lean business system and an organizational culture of continuous improvements (CI).
ABSTRAKT Naervaerende artikel belyser program versus projektledelsesdilemmaet. Programledelse er ... more ABSTRAKT Naervaerende artikel belyser program versus projektledelsesdilemmaet. Programledelse er en nyere losning pa udfordringer forbundet med at opna strategiske fordele gennem projektarbejde. Imidlertid har de hidtidige beskrivelser af dette paradigme ikke kunnet danne baggrund for en klar skelnen mellem program og projekt og heller ikke kunnet redegore for hvorfor dette er bade vigtigt og vanskeligt. Baseret pa litteraturstudier foreslar artiklen en ny konceptualisering af programmet som ikke alene tager udgangspunkt i dets forskellighed fra projekter. Baseret pa et laengerevarende casestudie af et programs dynamiske udvikling belyses arsager til og konsekvenser af at programmer transformerer til projekter.
International Journal of Technology Management, 2018
ABSTRACT Literature on advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) promotes technology adoption as a ... more ABSTRACT Literature on advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) promotes technology adoption as a means for achieving competitive advantages because adoption rates generally correlate positively with various aspects of operational and organizational performance and for SMEs also with annual sales turnover. However, the cross sectional nature of most studies prohibits analysis of direction; is growth and economic performance the driver of manufacturing technology investment or vice versa. Longitudinal data is required to study this. The present study analyses panel data obtained using a retrospective survey instrument with a new, innovative way of characterizing and measuring automation levels in the production process. The survey data is merged with elaborate Danish register data on economic performance, market, and worker characteristics. The data is available from 2000 to 2010 across a broad range of manufacturing industries (not only metal) and across all firm sizes in the Danish industry. This allows for an analysis of a heterogeneous group of firms in a high cost setting where the pressure for cost cutting measures such as automation, outsourcing, or efficiency improvement is generally high. In the research presented here, we focus on the set of companies with low levels of manufacturing automation in 2005. Companies within this group develop in different ways over the subsequent 5 years. As a first exploratory investigation of these developments, we block the companies into movers and non-movers; companies that develop their level of automation further and companies that remain on the 2005 level up until 2010. We compare the presence of drivers and enablers in the 5-year period leading up to 2005 and investigate patterns in growth performance on a range of economic indicators between the two groups over the subsequent 5-year period towards 2010. The analyses of these patterns lead us to conclude that the scales for measuring manufacturing automation contribute with valuable information relevant in distinguishing between efficient and inefficient investments in manufacturing machinery. The identification of distinct growth performance patterns related with manufacturing automation compared to other types of investments within the varied pool capital equipment may inspire managers to rethink their growth opportunities and levers and learn from low-level automation users.
The paper develops an analytical framework in order to explore differences between the industrial... more The paper develops an analytical framework in order to explore differences between the industrial engineering concept "lean" and its origin: Toyota management system (TMS). Drawing on translation theory, the paper argues that the framing of differences between these should facilitate organizational transformation inspired by TMS, as well as developments of better research constructs of TMS and TPS.
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Papers by Rikke Matthiesen