Prominent obstacles to lean

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 403-425

  Bhasin, Sanjay ^a  

^a NOMS College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lean production; Manufacturing industries; Organizational culture; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864028973     PISSN: 17410401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410401211212661     Document Type: Article

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