Lean Manufacturing tools that are currently used by MSEs in the bakery product sector:
The average of companies are in a Qualification or Development of the Lean practices, in 2.98 close to the expected minimum value of 3.0; becoming a Factor of Positioning of 21.8%, well below the 60% (expected minimum value). This means that there is some progress in the implementation or development of Lean practices, although it is not enough to generate value to the sector.
Once the quadrants by Factor of Positioning and development of Lean practices were established, the results of each of the 86 studied bakeries were located, allowing knowing how many and which were in each quadrant