THE APPLICATION OF LEAN MANAGEMENT ON THE EXAMPLE OF SMALL BUSINESS ENTITY

Završni rad objašnjava lean menadžment i njegovu primjenu u poslovnoj praksi. Osim objašnjenja pojma lean menadžmenta u radu su detaljnije razrađeni i objašnjeni alati lean menadžmenta. Također, u radu su razrađeni i objašnjeni elementi procesa implementacije lean menadžmenta u poslovnoj praksi. U praktičnom dijelu rada objašnjena je implementacija lean alata u praksi odabranog malog poslovnog subjekta. Utvrđeno je kako je promatrani poslovni subjekt uspješno implementirao alate lean menadžmenta te su ostvareni pozitivni ishodi. Također, zaključeno je da kod promatranog subjekta postoji mogućnost daljnjih poboljšanja u provođenju lean menadžmenta.This final paper explains applying lean management and its application in business practice. In addition to explaining the concept of lean management, the paper also elaborates and explains the tools of lean management. Also, elements of the process of implementing lean management in business practice are elaborated and explained in the paper. The practical part of the paper explains the implementation of lean tools in the practice of a selected small business entity. It was determined that the observed business entity successfully implemented the tools of lean management and achieved positive outcomes. Also, it was concluded that with the observed entity there is a possibility of further improvements in the implementation of lean management