LEAN MANAGEMENT AND CORPORATE VITALITY IN ORGANISATIONS

The paper examined the relationship between lean management and corporate vitality in organizations. 

The paper noted that lean management is considerably gaining attention among organizational scholars 

and as a tool for organizational sustainability of which healthy firms can adopt in terms of been proactive 

to the constraints that arises from the competitive business environments. The problem stated was clearly 

focused on lean readiness i.e. the unwilling intent of organizational members to adopt lean based on the 

issue of cost and previous traditional management practices that has already been in existence overtime. 

The review of literature clearly discussed on scholarly positions on both variables. An empirical link was 

also scholarly observed. Hence, the empirical link formed the bases for the theoretical implications for the

paper on organizations which posits that the application of lean management to organizations will build a 

healthy and vital organization with a strong strategic focus to achievement of goals and objectives.

KEYWORD: Lean Management, Corporate Vitality, Value Identification, Value stream 

Mapping, Just in time, Customer focus, Wastes.