Lean concept application in production business

Abstract

Like never before on the world market, strongcompetition demands from the companies continuousimprovementoftheirbusinessandproductionmodels.Lowcosts, high quality, short delivery time and productionflexibility are a precondition for retaining a stable positionon the demanding and unsecure market. The existing crisiswhich overtook almost every production branch, urges thecompanies'managementstomakefastandefficientchangesinordertosurviveonthemarket.There are many production models, methods, conceptsand tools which could significantly improve a company'sbusiness. Business results of the Japanese companies likeToyota, Nissan, Honda, Panasonic and others, show thatLean production is a concept which can considerablyincrease efficiency, innovativeness and competitiveness ofCroatianproductioncompanies.In this paper the concept of Lean production iselaborated and explained. In its integral approach itrepresentsagroupofveryusefultoolsandmethods.Ashortdescription of the implementation of the Lean concept in aproductioncompanyisalsopresented.Contemporary companies exist under the influence ofmanyfactorswhichcomefromtheoutsideenvironmentandalsofromtheinside.Inordertopromptlyrespondtomarketchallenges, company has to improve the quality of itsproducts, processes and work on continuous developmentofitsworkers.Business process is a set of business activities,combined together in one unit with the purpose to create

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