The work presented in this paper gives an insight on the application of lean principles in the manufacturing context and analyzes the impacts using ISM approach. | Modeling and analyzing the impact of lean principles on organizational performance using ISM approach Journal of Project Management 2 2017 37 50 Contents lists available at GrowingScience Journal of Project Management homepage Modeling and analyzing the impact of lean principles on organizational performance using ISM approach Rajender Kumara Vikas Kumarb and Sultan Singhc a Research Scholar MED YMCAUST and Asst. Prof. MED FET MRIU Faridabad India b Professor MED YMCAUST Faridabad India c Joint Director Technical Education Haryana Panchkula India CHRONICLE ABSTRACT Article history Existing literature on lean principles reveals the impact of lean principles on the organizational Received January 15 2017 performance. During the past few years the Indian manufacturing context has been competing Received in revised format Feb- with the global competitors directly to sustain their presence. One of the big motivations behind ruary 16 2017 this is the steps taken in favor of replacing the policies and regulations for the manufacturing Accepted May 11 2017 Available online context by the government of India. In present the manufacturing context is still far away to get May 12 2017 the sustainable market because of customer perception variation . cost delivery and quality Keywords related issues. To overcome the uncertainties based on the attributes . quality productivity Lean Principles delivery etc. almost all the manufacturing units use the basic of lean principle . apply the 5 S. Wastages Whereas the heavy industries used the VSM approach especially the automotive product man- ISM approach ufacturers. The work presented in this paper gives an insight on the application of lean principles Performance in the manufacturing context and analyzes the impacts using ISM approach. 2017 Growing Science Ltd. 1. Introduction In present the scenario of the global market is full of crisis because of customer perception variation. As the customer .