Variations of the kanban system: Literature review and classification

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-21

  Lage Junior, Muris ^a   Godinho Filho, Moacir ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Kanban system; Literature review; Variations

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION METHODS; KANBAN SYSTEM; LITERATURE REVIEWS; PRODUCTION SYSTEM;

EID: 77949568525     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.01.009     Document Type: Review

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