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Factors Afecting the Implementation o Lean as a BusinessImprovement Technique or Small and Medium Enterprises

(SMEs in !iam"u #ount$% !en$a

&resented B$' Michael ithui )ata*a + MBA,-.B,/0/,0001

2

Supervised "$' &ro2 Tom -$amache

Mount !en$a 3niversit$MBA &.45E#T &.4&4SAL 6EFE-#E


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A"stractSMEs pla$ a vital role in the gro7th o the !en$an

econom$2

108 o SMEs do not operate "e$ond the 9rst $ear2

:arious "usiness techniques are availa"le or

improving "usiness perormance% ho7ever mostrequire high capital outla$ that SMEs ma$ not "ea"le to convenientl$ access2

Lean is a lo7 cost approach to improvement2 Theupta*e o Lean "$ SMEs is ho7ever ver$ lo72

The pro;ect aims to 9nd out 7hat actorscontri"ute to this2

A stud$ o /00 "usinesses shall "e done2


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Introduction' Bac*ground o theStud$

Businesses can use Lean as a "usinessimprovement method2

Lean 7or*s "$ ocusing on increase the value

created or the customer "$ reducing 7aste2

According to the !en$a -ational Bureau oStatistics surve$ o 08 o SMEs

operated "e$ond the /st o starting2

The a"ove points to the 7ea* competitive

position that most SMEs occup$2Improving the "usiness perormance o SMEs

is thereore important2


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Introduction' ?&ro9le o !iam"u#ount$

4ne o the >= counties o !en$an .epu"lic24ne o the > counties orming the reater

-airo"i or -airo"i Metropolitan2

-airo"i Metropolitan comprises o -airo"i%!a;iado% Macha*os and !iam"u countiesand accounts or 108 o the nation@s7ealth2

!iam"u #ount$ has a population o/21Million% > ma;or to7ns and has a m$riado activities ranging rom manuacturing%services% real estate and agriculture2


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Introduction'? Statement o The&ro"lemSMEs are usuall$ small compared to large 9rms "ut due their

sheer num"ers contri"ute immensel$ to the econom$ o an$nation2 (6aniels% 1%000 ;o"s created in the !en$an econom$ in


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Introduction' 4";ectiveseneral' The purpose o the stud$ is to eCplore 7hat

actors afect the upta*e o Lean as improvementstrategies "$ SMEs in !en$a% 7ith a case stud$ o SMEs in!iam"u #ount$2

Speci9c'

To determine the understanding o Lean amongst SMEs in!iam"u #ount$2

To determine the capacit$ o SMEs in !iam"u #ount$ toimplement Lean management2

To determine the 7illingness o management or o7ners o

SMEs in !iam"u #ount$ to commit unds to7ards Lean2 To determine the 7illingness o SMEs 7or*ers to

participate in Lean2


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.esearch Duestions The ollo7ing research questions 7ill "e as*ed and

ans7ered "$ this stud$'

)hat is the understanding o Lean amongstmanagement and o7ners o SMEs in !iam"u

#ount$)hat capacit$ do the management and,or o7ners

o the "usiness have to implement Lean initiatives

)hat amount o unds 7ould managers and o7nerso SMEs in !iam"u #ount$ contri"ute to7ards

implementation Lean thin*ing)hat 7ould "e the 7illingness o 7or*ers in SMEs

in !iam"u #ount$ to participate Lean initiatives


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5usti9cation o the Stud$SMEs are vital to the gro7th o an$ econom$ despite their small sie due to

their sheer num"ers2 (6aniels%


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Introduction' G$pothesis

The author has ormulated the ollo7ingh$pothesis that 7ill "e tested in the stud$'

The main "arriers to upta*e o Leanamongst SMEs in !en$a are lac* o*no7ledge a"out Lean2J


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4ther MattersSigni9cance o the Stud$Limitations o the Stud$

6e9nition o Terms


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Literature .evie7' Theoritical .evie7

Business Improvement MethodsLean and !aien Theor$

Application o the Theor$ o #ontraints toLean

SiC Sigma and Lean

Lean and Strateg$


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Literature .evie7' #onceptualiation+ Theoretical Frame7or*

SME Survival andro7th

Theor$ o#onstraints

Lean and!aien

Theor$

SiC Sigma Theor$

BusinessImprovement Methods


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Literature .evie7' #onceptualiation+ #onceptual Frame7or*

Implementation o Lean

!no7ledgeManageme

nt

#hangeManageme

nt

.esourceManageme

nt

#ostManageme

nt


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Summar$ o Independent :aria"les

.is* Management? This varia"le 7ill ena"le the researcher tocreate understanding o Lean and !aien initiatives amongstmanagement and o7ners o SMEs in !iam"u #ount$2

.esource management? This varia"le 7ill ena"le theresearcher to esta"lish the capacit$ that management and

o7ners o the "usiness have to implement Lean and !aieninitiatives2

#ost management? This varia"le 7ill ena"le the researcherto understand the amount o unds managers and o7ners oSMEs in !iam"u #ount$ contri"ute to7ards implementationo !aien and Lean initiatives2

#hange management? This varia"le 7ill ena"le theresearcher to esta"lish the 7illingness o 7or*ers in SMEs in!iam"u #ount$ to participate in !aien and Lean initiatives2


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Literature .evie7Empirical .evie72Summar$ o the :aria"les

.esearch ap


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.esearch Methodolog$

This covers Introduction

.esearch 6esign and Location o the Stud$

&opulation

Sampling and Sampling Techniques

&iloting o the .esearch Instruments

6ata #ollection Methods and &rocedures

:alidit$ 6ata Anal$sis Techniques

Ethical #onsiderations


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AppendicesDuestionnaireLetter o Introduction

Stud$ Time Frame

Stud$ Budget


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.eerencesAris% -2 M2 (


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.eerences #ont@dGolm% M2 (


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.eerences #ont@d

Mugenda% 42% H Mugenda% A2 (/2 *esearch Methods: &uantitative and &ualitativea!!roaches. -airo"i' Arican #entre or Technolog$ Studies2

4liver% -2% 6el"ridge% .2% H Barton% G2 (


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