Developing a lean production organization: An Australian case study

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 91-102

  Sohal, Amrik S ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Car manufacturers; Just in time; Lean production; Work management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030539014     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579610109866     Document Type: Article

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