Performance improvements through implementation of lean practices: A study of the U.K. Red Meat Industry

International Food and Agribusiness Management Review

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 30-52

  Zokaei, Keivan ^a   Simons, David ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lean process; Red meat industry; Takt time; Work standardization

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745511036     PISSN: 15592448     EISSN: 15592448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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