Development of index for measuring leanness: Study of an Indian auto component industry

Measuring Business Excellence

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 46-53

  Singh, Bhim ^a   Garg, S K ^b   Sharma, S K ^c  

^a GALGOTIAS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b DELHI TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Fuzzy control; Lean production; Manufacturing systems; Quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952931605     PISSN: 13683047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13683041011047858     Document Type: Article

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