Changing to a lean organization: the case of a chemicals company

International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management

Volumn 1, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 444-454

  Radnor, Zoe ^a  

^a BRADFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

case study; chemicals industry; corporate anorexia; lean organization; manufacturing; process of change; qualitative research; strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846931899     PISSN: 13682148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijmtm.2000.001356     Document Type: Article

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