Lean production principles in remanufacturing - A case study at a toner cartridge remanufacturer

IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 216-221

  Östlin, Johan ^a   Ekholm, Helene ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Lean production; Rapid plant assesment; Remanufacturing; Value stream mapping

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; MATERIALS HANDLING; PROCESS CONTROL;

LEAN PRODUCTION; RAPID PLANT ASSESMENT; REMANUFACTURING; VALUE STREAM MAPPING;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 34548724405     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISEE.2007.369397     Document Type: Conference Paper

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