TY - GEN AU - Paipa Galeano, Luis AU - Bernal Torres, César A. AU - Agudelo Otálora, Luís Mauricio AU - Nezhad , Yavar Jarrah AU - González Blanco, Heither A. PY - 2020 SN - 2013-8423 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10818/51817 AB - Purpose: This paper analyses the success factors and barriers of sustainable continuous improvementpractices in terms of company’s maturity level. The key factors are necessary to establish strategies thatreduce the risk of improvement failure and... AB - Proposito: Este articulo analiza los factores de exito y las barreras de las practicas sostenibles de mejora continua en terminos del nivel de madurez de la empresa. Los factores clave son necesarios para establecer estrategias que reduzcan el riesgo... LA - eng PB - Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management KW - Success factors KW - Improvement maturity KW - Continuous improvement KW - Sustainability KW - Case studies KW - Kaizen TI - Key lessons to maintain continuous improvement: A case study of four companies DO - 10.3926/jiem.2973 ER -