A framework for organisational change management in lean manufacturing implementation

International Journal of Services and Operations Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 101-117

  Nordin, Norani ^a   Md Deros, Baba ^b   Wahab, Dzuraidah Abdul ^b   Ab Rahman, Mohd Nizam ^b  

^a Universiti Utara Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Critical success factors; Framework development; Lean manufacturing; Organisational change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860742036     PISSN: 17442370     EISSN: 17442389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSOM.2012.046676     Document Type: Article

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