Applying a lean approach to identify waste in motor carrier operations

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-65

  Sternberg, Henrik ^a,b   Stefansson, Gunnar ^c   Westernberg, Emma ^d   af Gennäs, Rikard Boije ^e   Allenström, Erik ^e   Nauska, Malin Linger ^e  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^d ITS consultant Sweco Infrastructure AB   (Sweden)

^e VOLVO AERO CORPORATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

7 wastes; Lean; Lean production; Motor carrier; Transport efficiency; Transport management; Transport operations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870203824     PISSN: 17410401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410401311285291     Document Type: Article

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