Conceptual foundations for the Theory of Constraints

Human Systems Management

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-94

  Berry, Rik ^a   Smith, Lola Belle ^a  

^a MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Change management; Culture; Manufacturing; Metrics; Performance measure; Strategic constraint; System; Theory of Constraints; Throughput

Indexed keywords

MANUFACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SYSTEM THEORY;

METRICES; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; SYSTEMS; THEORY OF CONSTRAINTS;

CONSTRAINT THEORY;

EID: 24044517874     PISSN: 01672533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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