Establishment year | 1990 | 2006 | 1997 |
Company ownership | Family own | Joint venture | Joint venture |
No. of full-time employees | 32 | 60 | 40 |
Year sales turnover (RM) | Within a range of 5–10 million | Within a range of 5–10 million | Within a range of 10–15 million |
Main products | Rubbery machinery | Surface treatment | Industrial wires |
Certifications/achievements | Achieved SMEs SCORE 4 star (2019) | ISO 9001:2015; AS9001; NAD-CAP; SME Award 2015 | ISO 9001:2015; ISO 14001:2015 |
No. of years of the LM imple-mentation | ≈3 years | ≈7 years | ≈15 years |
Production type | High mix low volume | High mix low volume | Low mix high volume |
Type of an M&E sub-sector | General industrial M&E parts | Specialised process in M&E agriculture | Specialised process in M&E aerospace |
Senior management | Senior engineering manager | Senior factory manager | General manager |
Middle management | Research & development manager | Planner | Business manager |
Lower management | Finance executive | Quality engineer | Quality executive |
Lean knowledge and experiences of the managers | x | x | x | x | |||||||||||||
Leadership and commitment of the top management | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Resource capability (financial, time, workforce) | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
Change in the organisational culture | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Understanding of lean tools and knowledge | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Employee involvement, empowerment, and motivation | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
External support from consultants | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||||
Training, education, and skills | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Effective communication | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
Customer focus | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
LM implementation strategy plan, goal and vision | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
Performance management system | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||||
Technology resource | x | x | x | x | |||||||||||||
Government intervention | x | x | x | ||||||||||||||
Supplier management | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
Project management and planning | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Lean knowledge and experiences of the managers | L | M | M |
Leadership and commitment of the top management | H | H | H |
Resource capability (financial, time, workforce) | H | H | H |
Change in the organisational culture | H | H | H |
Understanding of lean tools, employee knowledge | H | H | H |
Employee involvement, empowerment | H | H | H |
External support from consultants | L | L | L |
Training, education and skills | H | H | H |
Effective communication | M | M | H |
Customer focus | H | H | H |
LM implementation strategy plan, goal, vision | H | H | H |
Performance management system | L | H | M |
Technology resource | L | M | L |
Government intervention | H | M | M |
Supplier management | L | M | M |
Project management and planning | M | M | H |