The role of performance measurement in continuous improvement

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1318-1334

  Bond, T C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BPR; Continuous improvement; Kaizen; Performance measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033480030     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579910294291     Document Type: Article

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