Published 2024-09-01
“…In lean supply chain management, the effort is to bring the inventory level to
zero (Carvalho & Cruz-Machado, 2011), but it is noteworthy that the application of each of the paradigms alone will not lead to significant results for the organization in the current competitive environment, and many researchers have stated that the implementation of only one approach such as the lean approach is not the most appropriate supply chain because focusing on minimum inventory and more detailed planning and even only agile implementation may not be cost-effective for
companies, and since in today's market,
companies want to be flexible and responsive in a cost-effective way, they implement a combination of the most suitable paradigms as a hybrid strategy in accordance with the organization's strategy to improve the supply chain as much as possible (Ahmed & Huma, 2021). …”
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