The impact of lean operations on the Chinese manufacturing performance

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 223-240

  Taj, Shahram ^a   Morosan, Cristian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Lean production; Manufacturing industries; Operations management

Indexed keywords

CHINA; EMERGING ECONOMIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GARMENT INDUSTRIES; HI-TECH; HUMAN RESOURCES; LEAN MANUFACTURING; LEAN OPERATIONS; LEAN PRODUCTION; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; MANUFACTURING PERFORMANCE; MANUFACTURING PLANT; MANUFACTURING PRACTICES; MANUFACTURING SECTOR; OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT; PERFORMANCE DIMENSIONS; PERFORMANCE FACTORS; PRODUCTION DESIGNS; PRODUCTION SYSTEM DESIGNS; RAPID RESPONSE; SURVEY DATA;

AGILE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; DESIGN; ECONOMICS; INDUSTRY; QUALITY CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUPPLY CHAINS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 79551477735     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410381111102234     Document Type: Article

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