Continuous improvement along the supply chain: The impact of customer-supplier relations

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 141-149

  Kerrin, Máire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automotive components industry; Kaizen; Manufacturing; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY CONTROL;

CUSTOMER-SUPPLIER RELATIONS;

VIRTUAL CORPORATION;

EID: 0036274292     PISSN: 09576061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09576060210416580     Document Type: Article

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