A study of mediating relationships on kaizen event teams

IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2007 - Industrial Engineering's Critical Role in a Flat World - Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 729-734

  Farris, Jennifer ^a   Van Aken, Eileen M ^a   Doolen, Toni L ^b   Worley, June ^b  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^b Oregon State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous improvement; Kaizen blitz; Lean manufacturing; Mediation; Rapid change

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; EXHIBITIONS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; PRODUCTION CONTROL; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; TECHNOLOGY; TURBULENT FLOW;

(+ MOD 2N) OPERATION; ANNUAL CONFERENCE; CAUSAL MODELLING; CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS; CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAM (CFT); FIELD STUDIES; INPUT VARIABLES; MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS; PROCESS VARIABLES; TARGET SYSTEMS;

VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

EID: 44949223375     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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