Short-term action in pursuit of long-term improvements: Introducing Kaizen events

Production and Inventory Management Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 69-76

  Melnyk, Steven A ^a   Calantone, Roger J ^a   Montabon, Frank L ^a   Smith, Richard T ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Masco Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUALITY ASSURANCE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; VALUE ENGINEERING;

KAIZEN EVENTS; LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENTS;

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032298505     PISSN: 08978336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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