An empirical study of just-in-time and total quality management principles implementation in manufacturing firms in the USA

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1215-1232

  Sriparavastu, Loknath ^a   Gupta, Tarun ^b  

^a Futuramic Tool and Eng Company   (United Kingdom)

^b Parkview Campus   (United States)

Author keywords

Just in time; Kanban; Manufacturing; Total quality management; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543106658     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579710182954     Document Type: Review

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