<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of this paper is the analysis of contemporary concepts used in production management in relation to the paradigms which accompanied their appearance and development. The first chapter contains a definition of the term 'paradigm', discusses the importance of the paradigms for the development of a scientific approach to management and lists examples of paradigms relevant to production management. In the second chapter such management concepts as LM, Kaizen, TOC, TQM, TPM, Six Sigma and BPR are presented, along with their respective old and new paradigms, main goals, fundamental rules and tools (methods and techniques). Some less popular concepts are also dealt with. The last chapter is devoted to an analysis of interactions between the analyzed concepts, with an emphasis on their mutual compatibility and complementarity, which can be of benefit in the process of their implementation.</p></abstract>

The aim of this paper is the analysis of contemporary concepts used in production management in relation to the paradigms which accompanied their appearance and development. The first chapter contains a definition of the term 'paradigm', discusses the importance of the paradigms for the development of a scientific approach to management and lists examples of paradigms relevant to production management. In the second chapter such management concepts as LM, Kaizen, TOC, TQM, TPM, Six Sigma and BPR are presented, along with their respective old and new paradigms, main goals, fundamental rules and tools (methods and techniques). Some less popular concepts are also dealt with. The last chapter is devoted to an analysis of interactions between the analyzed concepts, with an emphasis on their mutual compatibility and complementarity, which can be of benefit in the process of their implementation.

The Development of Production Management Concepts

Faculty of Management, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland

Foundations of Management

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The aim of this paper is the analysis of contemporary concepts used in production management in relation to the paradigms which accompanied their appearance...

The Development of Production Management Concepts

Published Online: Mar 20, 2012

Page range: 55 - 74

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10238-012-0042-7

Keywords
Lean Management, Theory of Constraints, Kaizen, Total Quality Management, Six Sigma, Business Process Re-engineering, Agile Manufacturing, Mass Customization, management paradigms, production knowledge, management by projects

This content is open access.

The Development of Production Management Concepts

Published Online: Mar 20, 2012

Page range: 55 - 74

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10238-012-0042-7

KeywordsLean Management, Theory of Constraints, Kaizen, Total Quality Management, Six Sigma, Business Process Re-engineering, Agile Manufacturing, Mass Customization, management paradigms, production knowledge, management by projects

This content is open access.

Keywords
Lean Management, Theory of Constraints, Kaizen, Total Quality Management, Six Sigma, Business Process Re-engineering, Agile Manufacturing, Mass Customization, management paradigms, production knowledge, management by projects