The implementation of lean manufacturing in the UK food and drink industry

International Journal of Services and Operations Management

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 548-573

  Jain, Rakesh ^a   Lyons, A C ^b  

^a MALAVIYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food and drink industry; Lean manufacturing; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 64949135350     PISSN: 17442370     EISSN: 17442389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSOM.2009.024584     Document Type: Article

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