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Lean management in the Hotel sector ? Opportunities and Threats

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  • Fruzsina Magda Pankotay

    (University of Sopron Alexandre Lamfalussy Faculty of Economics)

  • László Koloszár

    (University of Sopron Alexandre Lamfalussy Faculty of Economics)

Abstract

The lean concept has been identified with large companies, serial production, and the automotive industry. The approach is growing in popularity and the SME sector is increasingly using it. It is also gaining ground in the service sector. An ever-accelerating world does not always provide opportunities for understanding the principles of lean prior its introduction; consequently, the expected results rarely materialize. During my research in the service industry SME, the in-depth interviews, questionnaire queries, and on-site crawls (gemba walks) I have completed confirmed the existence of an illusory lean that originates from a misinterpretation of the principles. Lean is used as a tool and not as a philosophy. For this reason, it does not bring the expected results. Through hotel industry examples in my research, I present the development possibilities of the process and the potential dangers of misinterpreting lean use.

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  • Fruzsina Magda Pankotay & László Koloszár, 2019. "Lean management in the Hotel sector ? Opportunities and Threats," Proceedings of Business and Management Conferences 9211704, International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences.
    • Handle: RePEc:sek:ibmpro:9211704
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    Keywords

    management; lean; SMEs; Hotel;
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    JEL classification:

    • M11 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Production Management
    • L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism

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