Bachelor's Thesis

Changing the entrepreneurial approach in a manufacturing company through digitalization

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Author of thesis: Bc. Ondřej Vaňásek

Acad. year: 2025/2026

Supervisor: Ing. Jakub Ulč

Reviewer: Ing. Karel Matějka

Abstract:

This bachelor's thesis focuses on the change of business approach to quality management through digitalization in a Czech manufacturing company. The thesis consists of three parts. The first part provides a theoretical foundation, explaining concepts of lean manufacturing and waste, the entrepreneurial approach to management, the role of digitalization and low-code platforms, and human factors in change management. The second part analyzes the current paper-based quality reporting process, the existing IT infrastructure, identifies forms of information waste, and includes a survey conducted among quality management staff. Based on both the theoretical and analytical sections, the final part presents the design and implementation of a mobile reporting system using Microsoft Power Apps and offers recommendations for its further development.

Keywords:

entrepreneurial approach, digitalization, quality management, lean manufacturing, Microsoft Power Apps, low-code platform, Industry 4.0, citizen developer, mobile application

Date of defence

23.06.2026

Result of the defence

Defended (thesis was successfully defended)

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Grading

A

Process of defence

In his presentation, the student informed the committee about the objectives, solutions and results he had reached in his thesis. The committee then read the opinions and evaluation of the thesis supervisor and the opponent. The student answered the question from the supervisor's assessment in full, the question from the opponent's assessment in full. Questions from committee members: 1. Ing. Havíř: What the company products? What is the amount of production? - answered 2. Ing. Havíř: Is tho company producing still the same product? - answered On the basis of the presentation and the answers to the questions asked in the discussion, the committee decided that the student defended the thesis.

Language of thesis

English

Faculty

Fakulta podnikatelská

Department

Department of Management

Study programme

Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (BAK-ESBD)

Composition of Committee

doc. Ing. Robert Zich, Ph.D. (předseda)
Ing. David Havíř, Ph.D. (člen)
Ing. Jakub Ulč (člen)
doc. Ing. Lucie Kaňovská, Ph.D. (místopředseda)
Ing. David Schüller, Ph.D. (člen)

Supervisor’s report
Ing. Jakub Ulč

The aim of the thesis was to propose a change in the entrepreneurial approach to quality management through digitalization, transforming reactive defect resolution into a proactive system. The aim is considered fully fulfilled. The theoretical part is shorter but substantive, utilizing a larger number of relevant sources. I positively evaluate that the author explicitly cites research methodology for questionnaire design and transparently discloses AI tool usage with clear specification of their limited role. The analytical part demonstrates strong outputs derived from company data, with survey results following established methodology. The analysis effectively connects to the proposal section. The proposal part is very well executed — the author developed a complete solution deployed across 22 workstations with two months of live operation. This is not merely voluntary assistance to the company but a genuine business case where the student designed a monetizable solution with real economic impact: implementation cost of 38,000 CZK, annual labor value of 113,400 CZK, resulting in approximately four-month payback period. The author appropriately acknowledges limitations. The thesis demonstrates outstanding practical application with measurable business results. It is regrettable that the theoretical part is not more detailed. Regarding formal aspects, the plagiarism check shows high similarity due to upload timing, and the table of contents heading formatting could better follow guidelines. I recommend the thesis for defense.

Q: Are there any further business plans for the app you created? 
Evaluation criteria Grade
Meeting the objectives A
Selected procedure of the solution, the adequacy of the used methods A
The ability to interpret the results and to draw conclusions A
The practical usability of conclusions A
The thesis´s framework, formalities, used terminology and the professional level of language B
Using of information resources, including citations B

Grade proposed by supervisor: A

Reviewer’s report
Ing. Karel Matějka

The aim of the thesis was to propose a change in the business approach to quality management through digitalization in a selected manufacturing company. This aim was achieved. The author not only described the proposed solution but also developed, deployed, and verified it in real operation, which exceeds the usual scope of a bachelor's thesis.
The proposals are based on an appropriate theoretical foundation and are supported by an analysis of the paper-based process, a Muda analysis, and a questionnaire survey among quality management staff. The decision to use Excel instead of Power BI is substantively justified by the argument of real usability for management. The English text is professionally comprehensible.
I see room for improvement in a more critical view of certain claims in the theoretical part.
Overall, the thesis demonstrates a very good professional level and I recommend it for defense.
Evaluation criteria Grade
Meeting the objectives A
Selected procedure of the solution, the adequacy of the used methods A
The ability to interpret the results and to draw conclusions A
The practical usability of conclusions A
The thesis´s framework, used terminology and the professional level of language B
Using of information resources B
Topics for thesis defence:
  1. 1. Who will take over the role of developer after your involvement in the company ends, and how is the long-term sustainability of the system ensured? 2. Why did you choose binary questions in the questionnaire instead of a Likert scale? 3. What main risks did you identify during implementation, and how did you address them? 4. How did employees react to the fact that their inspection activity is no longer anonymous and management can easily see how many inspections each person performed per shift?

Grade proposed by reviewer: A

Responsibility: Mgr. et Mgr. Hana Odstrčilová