What challenges lie ahead for improvement programmes in the UK? Lessons from the CINet Continuous Improvement Survey 2003

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 37, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 290-305

  Readman, Jeff ^a   Bessant, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuous Improvement (CI); Process innovation; Survey

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; PROCESS CONTROL; PRODUCTION CONTROL;

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS (CI); PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; PROCESS INNOVATIONS;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33847065497     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2007.012264     Document Type: Review

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