IMPACT OF KAIZEN SOLUTIONS ON PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY
Autor: | Justyna Trojanowska, Paulina Rewers, Przemysław Chabowski, Krzysztof Żywicki |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
Engineering
lcsh:Management. Industrial management Kaizen business.industry 05 social sciences 020302 automobile design & engineering 02 engineering and technology Production efficiency Lean manufacturing Manufacturing engineering 0203 mechanical engineering lcsh:HD28-70 kaizen lean manufacturing improvement employee involvement employee suggestion system 0502 economics and business business 050203 business & management |
Zdroj: | Modern Management Review, Vol XXI, Iss 4 (2016) |
ISSN: | 2353-0758 2300-6366 |
Popis: | The aim of this article is to demonstrate the impact of creativity and employee involvement in improving their workplaces on productivity. The article shows an example of the involvement of employees in the improvement actions on their work environment. Pattern, where employees are aware of their role in the production process and the impact on its realization are the basic principles of Kaizen. Thanks to this activity, it is possible to create employee motivation to improve their job according to their own needs and requirements. Choice of the topic results from the conviction that the proper motivation of production employees leads to an increase of their commitment to work and improving their production station translates into an increase in the efficiency of the whole production process. Proper use of employees ideas, brings positive results in better use of available resources of the company. An article includes an example of using the employees suggestions system in the company from the metal industry. Performance analyse of the workstation was made before and after the implementation of kaizen along with the implemented improvement solutions. Authors through their research showed that the greater the involvement of employees in improving their workplace (which is a direct result of the suggestion system implemented in the company), than the greater performance of this position. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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