Leanness Assessment of Manufacturing Organizations using Fuzzy TOPSIS: A Case Study

Abstract

In this case study based paper, the fuzzy TOPSIS is used to assess the current leanness level of three small
manufacturing organizations and to generate the order of priority of various issues that the organistion should consider
for the successful implemetation of the lean manufactruing strategies. The basic motivation behind this case study is to
reduce the number of unsuccessful lean implementations as there are a few success stories of lean implementation
reported. The major reasons behind the failure of successful implementation are thelackof the properassessment of the
current leanness of organizations and their inability to decide the priority areas from where lean implementation should
start. This paper helps to fill these gaps.