Publication detail

Leanness level of manufacturing companies - a survey on lean manufacturing implementation

Medonos, M.

Original Title

Leanness level of manufacturing companies - a survey on lean manufacturing implementation

Type

journal article - other

Language

English

Original Abstract

Lean manufacturing is a well-known methodology to optimize company processes towards the increase of company performance. Despite the fact its benefits were confirmed over many years, the rate of successful implementations is questionable. This article focuses on an evaluation of the leanness level given by a level of implementation of lean manufacturing methodology in manufacturing companies. It brings results gained from the survey made in the production companies related to the Czech Republic. The survey focused on an evaluation of the use of basic lean manufacturing tools. Based on acquired data, the leanness level of the companies was calculated. Results showed that an overall average leanness level is 56%. Big differences between large companies and small and medium companies were found. A gap between theoretical promoted tools and their utilization in real companies was found as well. There is a discussion on the possibility of improving the level of leanness.

Keywords

lean manufacturing, performance measurement, production management, lean tools, leanness

Authors

Medonos, M.

Released

3. 11. 2021

Publisher

Silesian University in Opava

Location

Opava

ISBN

1212-415X

Periodical

Acta academica karviniensia

Year of study

21

Number

2

State

Czech Republic

Pages from

54

Pages to

65

Pages count

12

URL

https://aak.slu.cz/pdfs/aak/2019/04/04.pdf

BibTex

@article{BUT177099,
  author="Michal {Medonos}",
  title="Leanness level of manufacturing companies - a survey on lean manufacturing implementation",
  journal="Acta academica karviniensia",
  year="2021",
  volume="21",
  number="2",
  pages="54--65",
  doi="10.25142/aak.2021.012",
  issn="1212-415X",
  url="https://aak.slu.cz/pdfs/aak/2019/04/04.pdf"
}