Analysis of the relationships among TOC use, TOC outcomes, and organizational performance

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 341-356

  Inman, R Anthony ^a,d   Sale, Martha Lair ^b,e   Green Jr , Kenneth W ^c  

^a LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous improvement; Inventory control; Management accounting; Management philosophy; Organizational performance; Production control

Indexed keywords

EID: 66249106728     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570910945819     Document Type: Article

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