Preliminary communication

https://doi.org/10.17559/TV-20150807194942

Applicability of the lean concept to the management of small-scale manufacturing enterprises in Serbia

Miloš Vorkapić orcid.org/0000-0002-3463-8665 ; University of Belgrade, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy (ICTM) - Center of Microelectronic Technologies, Njegoševa 12, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Filip Radovanović orcid.org/0000-0001-6425-4710 ; University of Belgrade, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy (ICTM) - Center of Microelectronic Technologies, Njegoševa 12, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Dragan Ćoćkalo orcid.org/0000-0003-2085-5420 ; University of Novi Sad, Technical faculty "Mihajlo Pupin" Zrenjanin, Đure Đakovića bb, 23000 Zrenjanin, Serbia
Dejan Đorđević ; University of Novi Sad, Technical faculty "Mihajlo Pupin" Zrenjanin, Đure Đakovića bb, 23000 Zrenjanin, Serbia

Abstract

Lean management (LM) is a set of procedures and principles used in industrial processes for finding and eliminating useless activities. This paper presents the analysis of business practices in small-scale manufacturing enterprises in Serbia in comparison with defined LM principles. Application of LM standards to reduce waste and optimize production in SMEs in Serbia has not been investigated before, although this practice has been successfully used in neighboring countries. The importance of this approach is related to the benefits of improving business practices in SMEs in Serbia. This study shows that enterprises lack a system ensuring that the customer gets a quality product on time, the optimization of production and resources are limited, and a significant difference exists between job requirements and skills. The recommendations to improve operations include introduction of a monitoring and control system to ensure timely delivery and customer satisfaction, and introduction of various LM tools.

Keywords

lean manufacturing; manufacturing improvement; small-scale production; tools; waste

Hrčak ID:

190192

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/190192

Publication date:

3.12.2017.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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