What can we learn from the evolution of research on lean management assessment?

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1098-1116

  Camacho Minano, Maria Del Mar ^a   Moyano Fuentes, José ^b   Sacristán D́az, Macarena ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

ABM; Assessment; Financial performance; HPWS; JIT; Lean management; Literature Review; TPM; TQM

Indexed keywords

ABM; ASSESSMENT; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; HPWS; JIT; LEAN MANAGEMENT; LITERATURE REVIEWS; TPM;

PROFITABILITY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

FINANCE;

EID: 84871295172     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2012.677550     Document Type: Article

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