Lean Logistics Implementation Level in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMES) Sector

摘要

The study of lean logistics management in small and medium-sized firms is rarely, especially for manufacturing and trading of food and beverages sector. That situation prompt the need to investigate the efficiency of logistics operations of SMEs based on the concept of lean logistics, particularly by identifying seven waste in the management of the SMEs. The topics were more developed for large industry on an international scale in developed countries. At the same time, the study discussing for small and medium-scale industries and in developing countries is limited. These facts indicate that research with these characteristics is necessary and this research is directed to fill these gaps. Through survey method, this study has identified the intensity level of seven logistics waste in SMEs. The logistics waste consists of inventory, waiting, overproduction, over processing, defect, motion and transportation, respectively sorted from the bigger.