Applying the TOC thinking process: A case study in the government sector

Human Systems Management

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-37

  Shoemaker, Thomas E ^a   Reid, Richard A ^b  

^a Albuquerque Water Utility Div   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Public sector application; Service operations; Theory of constraints

Indexed keywords

LOGISTICS; MAINTENANCE; MANUFACTURE; PERSONNEL; REPAIR; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

PUBLIC SECTORS; THINKING PROCESS; UNDESIRABLE EFFECTS;

CONSTRAINT THEORY;

EID: 24044436564     PISSN: 01672533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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