Measuring the leanness of manufacturing systems-A case study of Ford Motor Company and General Motors

Journal of Engineering and Technology Management - JET-M

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 287-304

  Bayou, M E ^a   de Korvin, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DOWNTOWN   (United States)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Fuzzy logic leanness; Lean; Leanness; Systematic measures

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; FORD MOTOR COMPANIES; FUZZY LOGICAL; FUZZY-LOGIC LEANNESS; FUZZY-LOGICS; GENERAL MOTORS; HONDA MOTOR COMPANIES; JUST-IN-TIME; LEAN; LEAN MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; LEAN PRODUCTION SYSTEM; LEANNESS; LEANNESS MEASURE; MANUFACTURING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC MEASURES;

BENCHMARKING; MOTORS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 68749121404     PISSN: 09234748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jengtecman.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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