Knowledge-based benchmarking of production performance

Benchmarking

Volumn 13, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 190-199

  Denkena, B ^a   Apitz, R ^a   Liedtke, C ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Continuous improvement; Knowledge management; Performance measures

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644514375     PISSN: 14635771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635770610644673     Document Type: Article

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