Sector independent leanness assessment model

The aim of this study is to make lean performance evaluation as a model that can be applied by every sector and to enable enterprises to make their own analyzes and to create the model that will express the general framework in the most comprehensive way. The leanness index that will be obtained at the end of the study will determine how the enterprise works in accordance with the lean production philosophy and will show the difference between the target value and the current situation. Five different leanness measurement factors were used in the evaluation in the subject and fuzzy AHP method was applied to determine the significance levels among these factors. The aim of the thesis in Turkey small, medium and large scale businesses from all sectors can apply to create an assessment model of leanness as an individual can draw the map of the current situation. The survey method was used to obtain the information from the enterprises and it was applied to three businesses serving in the automotive, durable consumer goods and electrical electronics sectors.