Measuring the leanness of an organisation

International Journal of Lean Six Sigma

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-74

  Bhasin, Sanjay ^a  

^a NOMS College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auditing; Culture; Manufacturing systems; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876584313     PISSN: 20404166     EISSN: 20404174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/20401461111119459     Document Type: Article

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