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Lean concept application in production business

Nedeljko Štefanić ; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Department of Industrial engineering, University of Zagreb, Ivana Lučića 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Nikola Gjeldim ; Fakultet elektrotehnike strojarstva i brodogradnje, Sveučilište u Splitu, Ruđera Boškovića b.b., 21000 Split, Croatia
Tonči Mikac ; Tehnički fakultet sveučilišta u Rijeci, Sveučilište u Rijeci, Vukovarska 58, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia

Abstract

Strong competition and continuously changing market demands require constant change and improvements of a company’s business. For production companies, it is very important to keep their production processes efficient by constantly improving them. In this paper the production management process approach is presented, as well as the fundamentals of Lean production. Value stream mapping has proved as one of the efficient tools for the analysis of production. Application of this tool for the analysis of waste in production process is presented in the case study.

Keywords

Lean management; process efficiency; production processes; value stream mapping

Hrčak ID:

59649

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/59649

Publication date:

30.9.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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