Continuous improvement and kaizen: Standardization and organizational designs

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 110-117

  Berger, Anders ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCTION CONTROL; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDIZATION; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT; KAIZEN CONCEPT;

PROCESS ENGINEERING;

EID: 0030686780     PISSN: 09576061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09576069710165792     Document Type: Article

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