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Lean production can be generally understood as a process that is constantly trying to eliminate potential bottlenecks in the company. Each system has at least one significant restriction that prevents the achievement of higher levels of performance. Likewise, also manufacturing organizations often have a number of limitations preventing them from producing more profit. These limitations, however, may not relate only to manufacturing resources but also to marketing, internal directives, time and people's attitudes. All these mentioned areas may contain significant sources of reducing performance. Nowadays, lean production is implemented not only in manufacturing but also in connected areas. High competition forces all business entities to constantly seek reserves in their processes. The paper analyzes the use of the tools of lean production in logistics and manufacturing. It assesses the possibility of applying such tools in these fields as well as feasible potential benefits.

Keywords: cost, logistics, price, competition

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