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An important problem of Polish common courts is their recognized delay, that is, the excessive duration of court proceedings. Most non-value activities involve court secretariats, which suggests that solutions to the problem of excessively long proceedings should be sought precisely in this area. An analysis of the implemented processes leads to the consideration of the possibility of applying proven solutions in the area of logistics, related to the elimination of wastage (mismanagement) in production processes. The aim of the article was to identify types of wastage identified in activities performed by the secretariats of common courts in relation to the Lean Thinking concept. Initial recommendations for the elimination of unnecessary activities and excessive processing in the areas of office processes were also presented, which can be used as an instrument of work planning and general control of the situation in the processes of management and administrative supervision over the secretariats' activities. The use of the Lean concept elements in common courts could be important for the transformation of organizations in line with the trend of planned reforms, as it would enable the implementation of specific organizational principles in the court secretariats: discipline in the application of specific principles of work organization, the use of standardized work methods, methodical problem-solving, and change of work orientation from supervising processes towards their continuous improvement.
Keywords: Lean Thinking, mismanagement, common judiciary, court secretariats, delay© This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.