Manufacturing best practices: Implementation success factors and performance

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 333-348

  Ungan, Mustafa C ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Best practice; Manufacturing systems; Performance levels

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

MANUFACTURING BEST PRACTICES (MBP); MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERFORMANCE LEVELS;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33847331097     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410380710730657     Document Type: Article

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