TY - JOUR T1 - Leanness Evaluation in 6 Manufacturing SME’s Using AHP and SEM Techniques AU - Ravikumar, M.M. AU - Parthiban, P. AU - AbdulZubar, H. AU - Marimuthu, K. JO - International Business Management VL - 7 IS - 6 SP - 500 EP - 507 PY - 2013 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1993-5250 DO - ibm.2013.500.507 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ibm.2013.500.507 KW - structural equation modeling KW -lean KW -nalytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) KW -management approach KW -viable AB - Lean is developing into a management tactic which improves the overall standard of an organization. This study aims, at providing a detailed outline of lean implementation helping managers to implement lean in their premises. The factors which affect lean implementing has been carved out of various literature works taking guidelines from experts from both industries and academies. For developing independent and latent variables Structural Equation Modelling is used. For organizing and taking complex decisions used for ranking alternatives analytical hierarchy process technique is used. ER -