П.А. Дроговоз, С.В. Четвергов
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Analysis of implementation of Lean Production tools at
Russian and European industrial enterprises
© P.A. Drogovoz, S.V. Chetvergov
Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, 105005, Russia
More and more industrial companies in recent years are starting to apply the principles
of Lean Production in their business. These principles are aimed at continuous operation
efficiency improvement without radically changing the organizational structure of the
enterprise. A distinctive feature the Lean Production system is that it provides mecha-
nisms to ensure the convenience of every workplace, which allows to increase the labor
productivity without significant additional costs. At the same time, this system reduces
the time to market and inventory levels, thereby helping to improve enterprise efficiency
at the lowest cost. A classic example is the success of the Toyota Production System,
founded in 1950 in Japan and now adopted in Russia as well. Some prerequisites for its
development and for adaptation of the best foreign practices existed at domestic enter-
prises before, but these have not been transformed into a united concept. The key element
that gave the advantage to Toyota is the Lean Production philosophy brought to every
employee. When deciding to implement the Lean Production system, it is necessary to
analyze which of its tools will be most effective for a particular company. The paper pre-
sents a classification of the main tools of Lean Production, examines the key characteris-
tics of Kaizen, 5S, Value Stream Maps and Total Productive Maintenance. The effects of
every tool implementation are assessed with reference to policy directions of industrial
enterprise.
Keywords:
quality management, Lean Production principles, management tools, produc-
tion process.
Drogovoz P.A.,
Head of the Department of Entrepreneurship and Foreign Economic Ac-
tivities of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Dr. Sci. (Economics), Profes-
sor. Author of about 70 publications including 8 monographs in the field of theory and
methodology of value-based management, organizational economic analysis and design,
civil-military integration, business informatics. e-mail:
Chetvergov S.V.,
Master program student of the Department of Entrepreneurship and
Foreign Economic Activities of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University.
e-mail:
