Enterprises Characteristics and Lean Outcome: An Empirical Evidence from Vietnam Manufacturing Enterprises

Abstract Lean Manufacturing is a popular method to achieve the improvement on productivity, quality, cost, and delivery for organizations. This approach focuses on the systematics to eliminate wastes and non-value added activities from the production. This study mentions the successes and challenges of Vietnam manufacturing enterprises for adapting and transformation for Lean Manufacturing approaching. The aim of this study is to analyze the characteristics of Vietnam enterprises that influencing Lean outcome and present critical factors for overcoming obstacles to successful Lean implementation in Vietnam local enterprises. This paper uses case-based research to collect data through multiple cases that applied Lean to drive the findings. A combination of comprehensive literature review and interview key persons at case study was employed in this study. This study also highlights the strong potential of Lean implementation initiatives in affecting organizational performance improvements.