A model for evaluating the degree of leanness of manufacturing firms

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 104-109

  Soriano Meier, Horacio ^a   Forrester, Paul L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ceramics industry; Lean production; Manufacturing strategy; Modelling

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INDUSTRY; INVESTMENTS; JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; MANAGERS; SURVEYS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CERAMICS INDUSTRY; CRAFT PRODUCTION; LEAN PRODUCTION; MANUFACTURING STRATEGY;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 0036190151     PISSN: 09576061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09576060210415437     Document Type: Article

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