Cellular manufacturing for small businesses: Key cultural factors that impact the conversion process

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 593-617

  Yauch, Charlene A ^a   Steudel, Harold J ^b  

^a Oklahoma State University   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study research; Cellular manufacturing; Implementation

Indexed keywords

OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PROCESS ENGINEERING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STANDARDIZATION;

CASE STUDY RESEARCH;

CELLULAR MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0036722593     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6963(02)00029-3     Document Type: Article

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