Vol.7, No 3, 2010 pp. 319 - 334
UDC 658.7
LEAN PRODUCTION AND SIX SIGMA QUALITY IN LEAN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Nada Barac, Goran Milovanović, Aleksandra Andjelković
Faculty of Economics, University of Niš
nada.barac@eknfak.ni.ac.rs

Analyzing the difference between value and waste and value-added and non-value-added processes is crucial to understanding Lean. Sometimes it is not easy to discern the difference when looking at the entire supply chain. The best way is to look at the components of the supply chain and to apply Lean thinking in order to determine how to link the processes and reduce waste. In this paper special emphasis will be put on the coverage of methods and techniques and understanding of the philosophy of eliminating any wastes in the enterprise. Similarities between Six Sigma and Lean led to the connection of these concepts, so today there is Lean Sigma concept.
Key Words: Lean production, lean logistics, six sigma, supply chain, waste

LEAN PROIZVODNJA I KVALITET SIX SIGMA U UPRAVLJANJU LEAN LANCEM SNABDEVANJA
Analiziranje ralika između vrednosti i gubitaka kao i procesa koji dodaju i ne dodaju vrednost je od ključnog značaja za razumevanje Lean-a. Ponekad nije lako prepoznati razliku kada se posmatra ceo lanac snabdevanja. Najbolji način je da se sagledaju sve komponente u lancu snabdevanja i da se primeni Lean način razmišljanja kako bi se utvrdilo kako treba povezati procese i smanjivati gubitke. Upravljanje lancem sanbdevanja zahteva da kompanija ispita svaki proces u svom lancu snabdevanja i da identifikuje područja gde se javljaju gubici. Poseban akcenat u radu biće stavljen na objašnjenje metoda i tehnika i razumevanje filozofije eliminisanje bilo koje vrste gubitaka u preduzeću. Sličnosti između Six Sigma i Lean-a dovele su do spajanja ovih koncepata, tako da danas postoji i Lean Sigma koncept.
Ključne reči: Lean proizvodnja, Lean logistika, Six Sigma, lanac snabdevanja, gubitak