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Autor: Agnieszka Piasecka-Głuszak 171
Strony: 171-182
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IMPLEMENTATION KAIZEN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN POLISH COMPANIES AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

Summary

Kaizen Management System (KMS) is a structure created by the Kaizen Institute, which underlies the methodology of implementation tools, kaizen/lean enterprise. It covers the whole process of supply chain management. This article aims to present the main assumptions of Kaizen Management System and demonstrate that the proper implementattion of its elements, major foundations, models and tools of kaizen/lean within the company will allow Polish companies to achieve competitive advantage, adjust production to changing customer requirements.