The meaning of lean: cross case perceptions of packaging businesses in the UK's fast moving consumer goods sector

International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 157-171

  Found, Pauline ^a   Rich, Nick ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FMCG; High performance relationships; JIT purchasing; Lean supply; Packaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858076552     PISSN: 13675567     EISSN: 1469848X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13675560701463812     Document Type: Article

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