Implementing 5S within a Japanese context: An integrated management system

Management Decision

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 565-579

  Gapp, Rod ^a   Fisher, Ron ^a   Kobayashi, Kaoru ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Business improvement; Japan; Management philosophy; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 43149120470     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740810865067     Document Type: Article

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