Complementarity and lean manufacturing bundles: An empirical analysis

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 835-850

  Furlan, Andrea ^a   Vinelli, Andrea ^a   Pont, Giorgia Dal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complementarity; Human resource management; Just in time; Lean bundles; Operational performance; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960646182     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443571111153067     Document Type: Article

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