Slimmade möten, en undersökning av Leans påverkan på mötesprocesser
Lean has been studied intensely since the 1980s and it has been tested and successfully implemented in a wide variety of businesses. This thesis aims to examine the potential effects of a Lean implementation on meeting efficiency, a topic that has gotten little attention in the research community. First, a number of meeting problems are introduced, as they are perceived from the company that is the subject of the study. Second, the potential of introducing Lean in a meeting process is evaluated using the Lean Thinking principles. Third, the wastes that are generated from the meeting problems are identified. Finally, the potential effects of a Lean implementation are investigated and the way the waste would be reduced is explained by using Lean Production principles. Our findings suggest that it is indeed beneficial to have a Lean mindset in meetings, given that Lean is introduced and implemented on a company-wide level. However an investigation into a successful implementation would be beneficial to corroborate or dismiss these findings.