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Title Lean management application analysis in small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Latvia
ID_Doc 76554
Authors Zvirgzdina, R; Linina, I; Fogelmanis, K
Title Lean management application analysis in small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Latvia
Year 2017
Published
Abstract Globalization trends are one of the major causes of general changes in the world and one of the most visible consequences of globalization is rapid market growth. In these market conditions, companies focus on ensuring their competitiveness. In today's business environment, there are no uniform standards or models that provide business development and effective use of existing resources. There are different standards, models, systems of management support; however, the unifying criterion of these systems is a satisfied customer and reduced costs that provide long-term competitiveness. Thus, lean management and enterprise competitiveness have become decisive growth factorsin ensuring sustainable development of SMEs. In order to identify factors enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs, the authors of the current article have explored the basic factors of lean management. To achieve the goals set the authors have examined the theoretical background of the lean management using the monograph or descriptive method, analysing SME, sector development tendencies in Latvia, and empirically researching the application of lean management in the Latvian SMEs. This study will give companies an understanding of the theoretical and real factors of the lean management. Analysing theoretical aspects, the authorhave defined the unified approach to lean management from the viewpoint of its essence. Finally, the authors conclude that lean management factors can be used by enterprisesto manage processes and is one of the instruments in ensuring competitiveness of enterprises.
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