Waste identification and measurement as a first step towards Lean Management

• Authors: Szkudlarek, Beata , Zarzycka, Ewelina

Abstracts

EN

Lean Management (LM), a modern approach to business, has been gaining importance since the beginning of the 21st century. Lean Manufacturing used by the Japanese automakers continuously seeks to improve business processes by reducing amounts of waste in the long term. Many LM implementations have been spectacular successes, contributing to companies’ increased profitability, reduced inventories and manufacturing times, as well as fewer inhouse operations. This article deals with a step-by-step implementation of Lean Management in a Poland-based manufacturer owned by a transnational concern. The waste identification and measurement method presented in the article can be used by practically any traditionally managed firm. Gradual elimination of waste (muda) brings a firm’s conventional model of management closer to the Lean Management concept, promising measurable benefits even if the firm is not ready to take further steps into Lean Management.

Keywords

EN

Lean Accounting; waste measurement; waste elimination; value stream costing

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Łódzki. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Journal: Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Oeconomica
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 257

Dates

published

2011

Contributors

author

Szkudlarek, Beata

author

Zarzycka, Ewelina

other

Uniwersytet Łódzki; Wydział Zarządzania; Katedra Rachunkowości

Identifiers

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/11089/739