Change management in lean enterprise

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 data analysis. In the article a metallurgical company was evaluated as a case study. Thanks to implementing of Autonomous Maintenance the company reached a growth in skills and responsibility for work done and a reduction in malfunction of work places. Thus to the analysis one of the Lean concept tools was taken – total process maintenance (TPM) which implementation significantly influences industrial workers’ competences. Referring to the subject bibliography within change management, the article focused on one of the changes in particular – the change in human resources management (it is within their skills) in steel and manufacturing companies.

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Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę.