CMMU Faculty presented her research paper at the POMS Confernce, USA.

Assistant Professor Dr. Prattana Punnakitikashem, Healthcare and Wellness Management Program Chair, presented her research on “An Investigation of Factors Affecting Lean Implementation Success of Thai Logistics Companies” at the POMS (Production and Operations Management Society) 2013 - 24th Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A. on May3-6, 2013. The purpose of this paper is to investigate factors affecting the success of lean implementation in Thai logistics companies. The results highlight the importance of leadership and management, financial capabilities, and organization culture as the critical success factors of lean implementation. The results also provide practitioners with guidelines in implementing lean more efficiently and effectively for enhancing their capability and competitiveness towards globalized market. Click HERE to read the abstract of this paper.