Overlap Between Lean Production and Scientific Management

Abstract

Research question: Does the base of lean production include principles and factors of Taylor's scientific management?

Purpose: The purpose of our research was to establish the value of overlap of the principles and factors of lean organization with basic principles and factors of scientific management.

Method: We used an integrative review of technical literature of the last 20 years (from 2000 to 2020) in which the principles and factors of scientific management and lean production were described.

Results: The principles and factors of lean production predominantly contain principles and factors of scientific management (53 % of analysed contributions support the finding that the principles of lean production include principles and factors of scientific management, 29 % partly support this and 18% do not).

Organization: Our conclusions will help the owners and top managers in organizations with the decisions about the induction of principles and factors of lean production.

Society: The conclusions of the research will have theoretical and practical implications for everyone who deal with induction of principles and factors of lean production from the aspect of society's sustainable development.

Originality: The original research from the field of overlap of the principles and factors of lean production and scientific management in the Republic of Slovenia.

Limitations/ further research: We conducted an integrative review of technical literature in three world bases.