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Lean-inspired development work in agriculture: Implications for the work environment

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dc.contributor.authorAndersson, K.
dc.contributor.authorEklund, J.
dc.contributor.authorRydberg, A.
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-20T10:13:01Z
dc.date.available2020-04-20T10:13:01Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractFarmers operate in a turbulent environment that includes international competition, weather conditions and animal behaviour, for example, and is difficult for them to control. However, economy and productivity always have a high priority. As a consequence, farms have started to implement lean-inspired work systems. At the same time, health and safety are of urgent concern in the sector. This article explores how famers apply lean-inspired work processes. It identifies work environment changes during and after a lean implementation, as well as possible developments in the work environment following implementation of the lean philosophy. Data were collected from three groups: lean, lean-light and development-inclined reference farms (in total 54 farms), using a questionnaire and interviews. The results indicate that a majority of the lean farms were applying several lean principles and tools, and the lean philosophy. The leanlight farms applied parts of the lean concept, while the reference farms applied some of the more general tools, used in lean and elsewhere, such as visualisation in various forms and to various extents. The results showed positive effects of lean on the psychosocial work environment, better work structure and improved information, communication and co-operation. The physical work environment was improved to some extent by lean, where advantages such as a more structured and practical work environment with less physical movements and locomotion could be noticed. The lean concept provided a more structured and systematic approach to dealing with work and production environmental issues, for managers as well as for employees.eng
dc.identifier.issn1406-894X
dc.identifier.publicationAgronomy Research, 2020, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 324–345eng
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10492/5631
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.15159/ar.20.043
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) ; openAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectfarmeng
dc.subjectfarm businesseng
dc.subjectLean Productioneng
dc.subjectphysical work environmenteng
dc.subjectpsychosocial work environmenteng
dc.subjectsafety and healtheng
dc.subjectstructureeng
dc.subjectwork organisationeng
dc.subjectarticleseng
dc.titleLean-inspired development work in agriculture: Implications for the work environmenteng
dc.typeArticleeng

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