Affiliation:
1. Łukasiewicz Research Network - Poznań Institute of Technology, Poland
Abstract
The purpose of this article was to investigate the impact of applying lean thinking techniques to eliminate operations that do not bring business value in an organization. For this purpose, the authors decided to use the methodology of increasing the efficiency of business processes to identify the current process and indicate its optimization potential. The applied process optimization methods focusing on the elimination of waste are one of the main principles of lean thinking. With the usage of computer simulation, it was possible to verify the current performance of the process and to compare it with the effectiveness of the target solutions. The process analysis was carried out in a company dealing in wholesale distribution of fast-moving food products and concerned the process of picking order.