Target setting, lean systems and viable systems: A systems perspective on control and performance measurement

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1503-1517

  Gregory, A J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boundary critique; Control; Lean systems approach; Management; Performance measurement; Systems; Viable system model

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

BOUNDARY CRITIQUE; LEAN SYSTEMS APPROACH; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT; VIABLE SYSTEM MODEL;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 35348919422     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602319     Document Type: Article

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