Importance of Lean Management in a Contemporary Enterprise – Research Results

Lean Management is a management concept that creates a work culture at a company that makes all employees strive to continuously reduce costs, improve the quality and shorten delivery cycle to maximally meet customers’ expectations and adapt to the environment by eliminating any waste identified and integrating the activities connected with the stream creating customer value. The article is aimed at presenting the results of research on the Lean Management concepts in a modern enterprise, conducted among the personnel of enterprises from Wielkopolska, Poland. Paper type: Research Paper Published online: 16 July 2016 Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 195-206 DOI: 10.21008/j.2083-4950.2016.6.3.1 ISSN 2083-4942 (Print) ISSN 2083-4950 (Online) © 2016 Poznan University of Technology. All rights reserved.