Towards an understanding of continuous improvement in manufacturing industry in Ireland

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 139-145

  Coughlan, Paul ^a,b   Keating, Mary ^a,b   Bergin, Marian ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Continuous improvement; Ireland; Small and medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

PROCESS ENGINEERING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT; IRISH MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY; SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030684296     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.1997.001707     Document Type: Article

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