SMEs play a critical role in the economic and industrial growth of countries. These companies need to improve continuously to survive. Therefore, effective lean implementation within Small and Medium-sized Enterprises is significant. However, it is found in the literature, that very few SMEs have given importance to the lean implementation. These companies are still suspicious of the Lean applicability and its benefits despite the various studies conducted in this area.
Through a case study of the Lean principles deployment in a small company manufacturing aluminum products, this paper aims to capitalize on the conducted approach, the results of performance improvement and success factors to carry out lean effectively in SMEs.