An assessment of managerial commitment to lean production

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 48-59

  Boyer, Kenneth K ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Infrastructure; Just in time; Lean production; Manufacturing; Metals industry; TQM

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030511038     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579610125589     Document Type: Review

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