World-class strategies for safety: A Boeing approach

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 389-398

  Ansari, A ^a   Modarress, Batoul ^b  

^a SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Performance; Safety; Strategy; World class manufacturing

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543095738     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579710159978     Document Type: Review

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