A New “Made in Vietnam” Lean Management Model in the Industrial 4.0 Environment

Case Study of Vietnamese Manufacturing Enterprises

Abstract

The “Made in Vietnam” lean management philosophy has been widely accepted in Vietnameseenterprises since their first appearance in 2013. The “Made in Vietnam” lean approach has been successful because of its high effectiveness in utilizing employees’ intellectual abilities to minimize both tangible and intangible waste costs and avoid non-value-creating process steps. Today, the term “Industry 4.0” is used to describe a vision of future production systems that will be driven by modern information and communication technologies. This allows creating high flexibilities in production volume and customization, extensive integration between customers, suppliers and manufactures, and, above all, sustainability. This study investigates how to integrate Industry 4.0 technologies into Made in Vietnam lean management model and assess the effectiveness of the new Made in Vietnam lean management model in the Industrial 4.0 environment in Vietnamese manufacturing enterprises through two case studies. Hence, the study shows how Industry 4.0 can add value to Made in Vietnam lean management model in the future.