<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The main purpose of the paper is the analysis of a process of change focusing particularly on the concept of slimmed production (Lean) and its implementation in the enterprise. A case study method was chosen as a research tool because it offers wide array of techniques and means of gaining and analysing data.</p><p>A metallurgical company was evaluated as a case study in this article. Thanks to the implementation of Autonomous Maintenance the company reached a growth in skills and responsibility for work done and a reduction in malfunction at work places. Thus, total process maintenance (TPM) as one of the Lean concept tools whose implementation significantly influences industrial workers’ competences was chosen for the analysis. Referring to the bibliography on change management, the article focused on one of the changes in particular – the change in human resources management (namely in employees' skills) in steel and manufacturing companies.</p></abstract>

The main purpose of the paper is the analysis of a process of change focusing particularly on the concept of slimmed production (Lean) and its implementation in the enterprise. A case study method was chosen as a research tool because it offers wide array of techniques and means of gaining and analysing data.A metallurgical company was evaluated as a case study in this article. Thanks to the implementation of Autonomous Maintenance the company reached a growth in skills and responsibility for work done and a reduction in malfunction at work places. Thus, total process maintenance (TPM) as one of the Lean concept tools whose implementation significantly influences industrial workers’ competences was chosen for the analysis. Referring to the bibliography on change management, the article focused on one of the changes in particular – the change in human resources management (namely in employees' skills) in steel and manufacturing companies.

Change management in lean enterprise

Engineering Management in Production and Services

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The main purpose of the paper is the analysis of a process of change focusing particularly on the concept of slimmed production (Lean) and its implementation...

Change management in lean enterprise

Published Online: Sep 24, 2016

Page range: 23 - 30

Received: Oct 15, 2015

Accepted: Apr 30, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/emj-2016-0013

Keywords
change management, Lean Manufacturing concept, autonomous maintenance, employee involvement

© 2016 Joanna Furman et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Change management in lean enterprise

Published Online: Sep 24, 2016

Page range: 23 - 30

Received: Oct 15, 2015

Accepted: Apr 30, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/emj-2016-0013

Keywordschange management, Lean Manufacturing concept, autonomous maintenance, employee involvement

© 2016 Joanna Furman et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
change management, Lean Manufacturing concept, autonomous maintenance, employee involvement