Lean manufacturing – results of selected implementation projects

• Authors: Mariusz Bednarek
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Lean Manufacturing is a structured program whose objective is to maximize the effectiveness of the company. It is based on the practices and methods of KAIZEN / LEAN applied by the world’s best companies. The experiences from the Author led us to the conclusion that the Lean Manufacturing is based , among others, on the following concepts: - Total Productive Maintenance TPM - Single Minute Exchange Die SMED The Lean Manufacturing focuses on the systematic pursuit and elimination of waste and losses. The losses identified are analyzed, evaluated in adequate manner to the attribute processes. The result of the analysis determines where and how to intervene. In the paper has been presented the bases of Lean Manufacturing. The results of the implementation of Lean Manufacturing in different companies have been described. The main issues of Lean Manufacturing implementation have been characterized.

Keywords

EN

Lean Manufacturing; continuous improvement; KAIZEN; implementation case study

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Journal of Intercultural Management
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 23-34

Dates

published

2013-12-01

online

2014-03-27

Contributors

author

Mariusz Bednarek

• University of Social Sciences

References

• Bednarek M. et al., Continuous Improvement Management (CMI) otra via hacia la empresa Lean- SAN, UPSLP, 2012.
• Nakajima S., Introduction to TPM, Productivity Press, 1988.
• Shingo S., Una revolucion en la produccion - el sistema SMED, Productivity Press Inc., 1990.
• Suzuki T., TPM in Process Industries, Productivity Press, 1992.
• Womack J., La maquina que cambio el mundo, Mc. Graw - Hill, 1992.

Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/joim-2013-0024