Lean production in a changing competitive world: A Japanese perspective

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 8-23

  Katayama, Hiroshi ^a   Bennett, David ^b  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case studies; Demand; Japan; Lean production; Systems design

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030556322     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579610109811     Document Type: Review

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