Professional paper

Lean management in a non-manufacturing organization

Mladen Žvorc

Abstract

This paper examines the possibilities of a lean approach to non-manufacturing functions, i.e. a market-oriented organization. This refers to purchasing, shipment, storage, sale and delivery of goods; marketing, etc.
A lean approach to business operations is discussed and several lean business methods are developed on
the basis of which lean management can be used not only in manufacturing, but also in non-manufacturing
organizations.

Keywords

lean approach; Kaizen; value stream mapping; lean management

Hrčak ID:

116466

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/116466

Publication date:

31.12.2013.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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