Elena S. BALASHOVA Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia [email protected] Elizaveta A. GROMOVA Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia [email protected] Suggested Citation:
Balashova, E.S., and Gromova, E.A. 2017. Economic effect in the framework of lean production. Journal of Applied Economic Sciences, Volume XII, Summer, 4(50): 1188-1193.
Abstract
From the end of the 2014 Russian economy is in crisis. Structural transformation of the industrial sector of the Russian economy is required. About 85 Russian industrial companies were analysed. Representatives of the state corporations
«Rostec» and «Rosatom», the industrial group "Basic element", JSC "Russian Railways" and large Russian enterprises were involved in the analysis. A lot of companies declare their adherence to the principles of the lean production. Positively recommended concept of lean production abroad became popular in Russia in early 2000-ies. Economic effect, which is the main performance indicator of the implementation of lean production, was studied in detail. The absence of a unified concept of calculating economic effect is a problem in the context of the Russian experience of industrial development. Unified method of calculation of economic effect was proposed. The obtained results demonstrate the prospects of the further development of lean production and prove the possibility of achieving a high competitiveness of the domestic industrial sector of economy.
Keywords: modern organizational technologies; lean production; economic effect; Russian industry JEL Classification: L15; L23; O1
Introduction
Russian economic crisis is a logical continuation of a difficult geopolitical situation in the world, formed at the end of 2014. The problems of uncertainty and rapid changes in the business environment are characteristic for this stage. Therefore, companies clearly have to generate competitive development strategies. The course of the Russian government on import substitution and structural economic changes involves the actualization of the questions of competitiveness increase of Russian industry. In this regard, it is worth to note the need to implement effective models of management of industrial enterprises and organization of business processes.
World experience of development of the industry shows that along with the effectively applied technology, organizational technologies are gaining in importance. Basic concepts of creating and maintaining effective functioning of company's internal processes are implied by organizational technologies. That's why exploration and analysis of experience of introduction and application of the modern management models like lean production in the Russian industrial sector are of particular relevance.
Conclusion
Summing up the research, it is possible to formulate the main results and conclusions:
§ The geopolitical situation and the absence of major structural changes in the Russian economy raise the question of implementing effective management models at the enterprises of the Russian industrial sector that can be competitive on a global level.
§ Lean pproduction has received the widest spread of the modern management concepts in Russian industry, and it is noteworthy that the first successful experience of practical implementation for a long time was the only and not seen by a wide range of the public due to the lack of available information.
Independent interpretation of the principles of this concept prevails in the Russian experience.
§ The economic effect from the use of lean production at the enterprises of Russian industry is extremely low and vary mostly in the 1% of revenue.
§ There are very few companies that have been able to calculate the economic effect from the introduction of lean production. The reason for this is the absence of unified method of calculation the economic effect in Russian practice.
§ The formula of calculating economic effect which is based on the different experience of Russian and foreign companies was offered.
§ It should be noted that the obtained results clearly demonstrate the potential for further development, among which it is worth first of all to pay attention to the logic and consistency of activities in the framework of lean production. The achieved economic results show the hidden potential, the identification and use of which will allow to get closer to the goal on the path of structural changes of the Russian economy and the efficiency of Russian industrial sector.
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