Cooperation in the supply chain and lean production adoption: Evidence from the Spanish automotive industry

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1075-1096

  Moyano Fuentes, José ^a   Sacristán Díaz, Macarena ^b   Martínez Jurado, Pedro José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Cooperation with customers; Cooperation with suppliers; Information integration; Lean production; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865132926     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443571211265701     Document Type: Article

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