An integrated approach to design and analysis of lean manufacturing system: A perspective of lean supply chain

International Journal of Services and Operations Management

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-208

  Parveen, Mallika ^a   Rao, T V V L N ^b  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (United Arab Emirates)

^b BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Integrated inventory; JIT; Just in Time; Kanban; Lead time reduction; Lean manufacturing; Lean supply chain; Pricing; Quality improvement; Rework; Set up cost

Indexed keywords

EID: 60549104795     PISSN: 17442370     EISSN: 17442389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSOM.2009.023232     Document Type: Article

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