The use of Lean management to optimize business processes in the enterprise

The article examines the problems of using Lean management, which is significant in fierce competition, economic challenges, and shocks. Industrial enterprises are forced to look for effective methods of optimizing production. Traditional approaches that rely on reducing staff or increasing the load on equipment demonstrate their inconsistency in the long term. Within the framework of the conceptual provisions of lean management, a fundamentally different view is proposed on improving the efficiency of business processes through systematic detection and elimination of losses. There are contradictions among scientists between the theoretical models of integration of the considered tools and the practical results of their application. There are serious disagreements about the universality of the methods and the possibility of their adaptation to specific business conditions. Based on this, the purpose of the study is to systematize the existing ideas, taking into account the existing differences in views and judgments. As a result, it was found that the successful implementation of Lean management requires consistency: not only technical aspects are fundamental, but also the transformation of corporate culture. Based on the characteristics of advantages and limitations, the determining success factors are identified: management involvement, gradual change in production culture, and continuous staff training. The materials of the article are of practical value for company executives, production optimization specialists, and consultants.