What is it about?
This review explains how companies can boost efficiency using lean methods (like 5S, Kaizen, Kanban and JIT) and modern business-intelligence tools. It summarises proven practices and real case studies from manufacturing and services, showing how better data collection, dashboards and plan-vs-actual tracking can cut waste and improve performance.
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Why is it important?
Many firms try lean initiatives but struggle to sustain them because data are scattered or decisions are slow. The paper is timely because it connects classic efficiency tools with today’s BI systems that automate data capture and analysis. By combining lean “continuous improvement” with measurable, real-time indicators, it offers a practical roadmap especially for SMEs entering Industry 4.0 to improve profitability and operations.
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What I value most in this paper is the bridge between shop-floor improvement and management insight. Lean succeeds when teams can see problems quickly and verify gains, and BI makes that visibility possible. The case-based approach also keeps it grounded: you can translate the ideas into concrete steps standardise processes, track KPIs, compare plan vs actual, and iterate rather than treating lean as a slogan.
Tibor Bareith
ELTE Centre for Economic and Regional Studies Hungary
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This page is a summary of: , International Journal of Applied Research in Business and Management, December 2022, Wohllebe & Ross Publishing,
DOI: 10.51137/wrp.ijarbm.3.3.2022.
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