An examination of the literature relating to issues affecting the human variable in just-in-time environments

Technovation

Volumn 17, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 649-666

  Power, Damien J ^a   Sohal, Amrik S ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL TRAINING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CORPORATE CULTURE; EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT; HUMAN VARIABLE; ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURES;

JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION;

EID: 0031272489     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4972(97)00071-0     Document Type: Article

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