Application of mahalanobis distance as a lean assessment metric

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 1159-1168

  Srinivasaraghavan, Jayanth ^a   Allada, Venkat ^b  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Lean assessment tools; Lean manufacturing; Mahalanobis distance; Mahalanobis Taguchi Gram Schmidt system

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DATA REDUCTION; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

LEAN ASSESSMENT TOOLS; LEAN MANUFACTURING; MAHALANOBIS DISTANCE; MAHALANOBIS TAGUCHI GRAM-SCHMIDT SYSTEM;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33746266501     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-005-0004-2     Document Type: Article

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