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Lean Supply Chain

Lean Supply Chain is a supply chain system that belongs to the broader category of supply chain management, distinguished by its systematic integration of lean principles—such as waste reduction, continuous improvement, and value flow optimization—to enhance efficiency, responsiveness, and value delivery across interconnected organizations.

626

Publications

51.3K

Citations

1.3K

Authors

583

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

259

Variants

Lean Supply Chain ManagementLean Supply Chains

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Publications

626

Leagility: Integrating the lean and agile manufacturing paradigms in the total supply chain

John Naylor, Mohamed Mohamed Naim, D. Berry · International Journal of Production Economics · 1999 · 1.6K citations

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An integrated model for the design of agile supply chains

Martin Christopher, D.R. Towill · International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management · 2001 · 1K citations · Full text

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Beyond Partnership: Strategies for Innovation and Lean Supply

James Richardson · Journal of International Business Studies · 1994 · 921 citations

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Supply chain migration from lean and functional to agile and customised

Carr Martin, D.R. Towill · Supply Chain Management An International Journal · 2000 · 808 citations

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An Empirically Derived Framework of Global Supply Resiliency

Jennifer Blackhurst, Kaitlin S. Dunn, Christopher W. Craighead · Journal of Business Logistics · 2011 · 750 citations

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Authors

1.3K

  1. VA
    Virgílio António Cruz Machado

    Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

    17 publications · 2K citations

    17

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  2. GL
    Guilherme Luz Tortorella

    Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil

    17 publications · 1.2K citations

    16

    h-index

  3. JM
    Juan Manuel Maqueira Marín

    Universidad de Jaén, Spain

    11 publications · 941 citations

    11

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  4. JM
    José Moyano‐Fuentes

    Universidad de Jaén, Spain

    11 publications · 967 citations

    11

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  5. SD
    Susana Duarte

    Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

    9 publications · 941 citations

    9

    h-index

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Institutions

583

  1. Cardiff University

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    23 h-index

    49 publications

    7.7K citations

  2. Universidade Nova de Lisboa

    Lisbon, Portugal

    17 h-index

    39 publications

    5.1K citations

  3. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

    Florianópolis, Brazil

    16 h-index

    33 publications

    2.3K citations

  4. Universidad de Jaén

    Jaén, Spain

    12 h-index

    32 publications

    2.8K citations

  5. Cranfield University

    Cranfield, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    14 publications

    2.9K citations

  6. Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

    Pilāni, India

    9 h-index

    15 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. Politecnico di Milano

    Milan, Italy

    8 h-index

    20 publications

    2.1K citations

  8. Indian Institute of Management Mumbai

    Mumbai, India

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    999 citations

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Venues

  1. International Journal of Production Economics

    29 publications · 5.2K citations

    26

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  2. Supply Chain Management An International Journal

    27 publications · 4.3K citations

    24

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  3. International Journal of Lean Six Sigma

    25 publications · 1.5K citations

    19

    h-index

  4. International Journal of Production Research

    16 publications · 1.8K citations

    16

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  5. Journal of Cleaner Production

    15 publications · 3K citations

    15

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