Lean production as a factor of competitiveness of a business entity

Abstract

The article describes the essence of lean manufacturing technology and the main tools for its implementation and implementation. Through the use of the simplest “lean manufacturing” toolkit, the management of enterprises forms a vision of a specific result for employees, a change in conscious thinking, which in turn, in the future, will allow integrating into the production and management process more complex elements of “lean manufacturing”. It should be noted that a separate tool "lean production is responsible for solving a specific task or part of it, while their integrated practice ensures the achievement of planned indicators. A high level of performance in various areas of business is determined by the introduction of lean technology into various fields of activity. The proposed management model the introduction of "lean production" takes into account the fundamental basis of the concept, taking into account the situational conditions, in which the subject of management operates. The key element of this model reflects the philosophical aspect of the essence of "lean production" strategic orientations, partnerships, improving the professional level of workers, continuous learning, identification and problem solving. Harmonization of the overall concept and goals in the proposed model specifies the applied technology tools “Lean production.” To assess the effectiveness of the introduction of technology in the activities of the enterprise, Xia formation visual graphic elements can compare the results of one subject as relatively different calendar periods, and in terms of comparing two or more business entities. By optimizing resource management through the integration of lean manufacturing technology, an enterprise significantly increases cost savings, improves production performance