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Application of LEAN Principles to Improve Business Processes: a Case Study in a Latvian IT Company

Zane BicevskaAnastasija Nikiforova

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FOS: Computer and information sciencesProcess managementGeneral Computer ScienceBusiness processLatvianDatabases (cs.DB)language.human_languageSoftware Engineering (cs.SE)Computer Science - Software EngineeringComputer Science - Computers and SocietyComputer Science - DatabasesComputers and Society (cs.CY)languageBusiness

description

The research deals with application of the LEAN principles to business processes of a typical IT company. The paper discusses LEAN principles amplifying advantages and shortcomings of their application. The authors suggest use of the LEAN principles as a tool to identify improvement potential for IT company's business processes and work-flow efficiency. During a case study the implementation of LEAN principles has been exemplified in business processes of a particular Latvian IT company. The obtained results and conclusions can be used for meaningful and successful application of LEAN principles and methods in projects of other IT companies.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2020-07-09Baltic Journal of Modern Computing
https://doi.org/10.22364/bjmc.2018.6.3.03