lean production

On the track to lean production it is necessary to develop new ratios, which should not only show us ex post what worked well and bad on the shopfloor. They should also help us to monitor and to improve the process itself. Important issues thereby are the capability of the workers and the flexibility of the production. Prof. Syska for these purposes has developed a concept for a lean production-controlling with ratios which is based on three columns: on the one hand the of the market perceived performance, on the other hand the process factors an as the third column the powering factors which are necessary for the change process.

The ideas of lean production for rationalization of the value-added processes, which were intensely discussed during the nineties of the last century, presently undergo a revival. In the course of this development the concept of Holistic Production Systems is praised by industry and science as an effective instrument for realizing a production focussing on added value and eliminating wastefulness. Because of this fact this article deals in-depth with the basics of setup and introduction of Holistic Production Systems. Furthermore the benefit of this concept for learning enterprises will be assessed.