The Influence of Lean Success Factors and Innovation on Competitiveness: A Structural Equation Modeling
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The primary goal of this research is to investigate the positive impact of Lean success factors and product innovation on competitiveness in terms of cost & price, products quality, and delivery. The information was gathered through questionnaires from 409 executives of automotive industry and analyzed using a structure equation model (SEM). The results correlated to the empirical evidence in a good level. CMIN/DF = 2.627, GFI = 0.949, NFI = 0.950, RFI = 0.916, IFI = 0.968, TLI = 0.946, CFI = 0.968, RMSEA = 0.063. According to the findings of this study, the Lean success factors had positive effects on competitiveness in terms of cost and price (0.65), products quality (0.19) but no statistically significant effects on delivery. Product innovation benefited from lean success factors (0.67). Product innovation improved competitiveness in terms of product quality (0.80) and delivery (0.90), but had no statistically significant effects on competitiveness in terms cost and price of Thai automotive industry.
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