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<p>The article presents the results of the research on the level of implementation of Lean instruments in the ceramics industry. The research was carried out in ceramic factories in Poland and Germany. Based on the results obtained, the most commonly used Lean instruments in the ceramics industry were defined. The dependence of the use of Lean instruments on the size of the enterprise was also determined. It was established that the Lean activities undertaken in the ceramics industry are focused solely on the implementation of individual methods and tools, without a pre-defined goal. This approach in the ceramics industry is ineffective, but unfortunately it is most often used in the implementation of the Lean philosophy, especially in small ceramics enterprises.</p>
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The article presents the results of the research on the level of implementation of Lean instruments in the ceramics industry. The research was carried out in ceramic factories in Poland and Germany. Based on the results obtained, the most commonly used Lean instruments in the ceramics industry were defined. The dependence of the use of Lean instruments on the size of the enterprise was also determined. It was established that the Lean activities undertaken in the ceramics industry are focused solely on the implementation of individual methods and tools, without a pre-defined goal. This approach in the ceramics industry is ineffective, but unfortunately it is most often used in the implementation of the Lean philosophy, especially in small ceramics enterprises.

Implementation of Lean Instruments in Ceramics Industries

Management Systems in Production Engineering

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The article presents the results of the research on the level of implementation of Lean instruments in the ceramics industry. The research was carried out in...

Implementation of Lean Instruments in Ceramics Industries

Publié en ligne: 24 juin 2021

Pages: 203 - 207

Reçu: 01 mars 2021

Accepté: 01 mai 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mspe-2021-0025

Mots clés
ceramics industry, SME’s, Lean instruments, Lean implementation

© 2021 Robert Ulewicz et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Implementation of Lean Instruments in Ceramics Industries

Publié en ligne: 24 juin 2021

Pages: 203 - 207

Reçu: 01 mars 2021

Accepté: 01 mai 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mspe-2021-0025

Mots clésceramics industry, SME’s, Lean instruments, Lean implementation

© 2021 Robert Ulewicz et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
ceramics industry, SME’s, Lean instruments, Lean implementation