Lyubomira Todorova

• The overreaching aim of this paper is to introduce a strategy for lean methods implementation in production systems. The first sub-objective is to describe the lean manufacturing philosophy and discuss research findings on the topic of lean methods and their impact on production system performance. The second sub-objective is to develop a system dynamics model based on the findings obtained through literature review. The third sub-objective is to analyze the results and derive recommendations for lean methods implementation that will ensure long term continuous performance improvement.