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Lean management w polskich przedsiębiorstwach przy wykorzystaniu wybranych narzędzi rozwiązywania problemów – wyniki badań
Lean management in Polish companies using selected tools of problem solving – research results

Author(s): Agnieszka Piasecka-Głuszak
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: lean; kaizen; A3 report; value stream mapping; problem solving

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is to present the results of research in Polish enterprises on the terminology of lean and kaizen, as well as to show the main effects of the implementation of lean in Polish companies and check whether companies use selected tools to solve business problems, such as A3 report and value stream mapping. The article consists of two parts. The first theoretical one describes the main principles, objectives of lean and kaizen, explains the main problems in companies using lean and kaizen, as well as briefly presents A3 report and value stream mapping. The second empirical part shows pilot research in Polish enterprises on the terminology of lean and kaizen, waste elimination, used some problem solving tools which are A3 report and value stream mapping. The main research methods used in the paper are the method of analysis and synthesis of primary literature, research and external observation method.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 369 vol 2
  • Page Range: 88-103
  • Page Count: 16