Jump-starting continuous improvement through self-assessment

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1260-1278

  Jørgensen, Frances ^a   Boer, Harry ^a   Gertsen, Frank ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Continuous improvement; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141907712     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570310496661     Document Type: Article

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