Application of lean practices in small and medium-sized food enterprises

British Food Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 125-141

  Dora, Manoj ^a   van Goubergen, Dirk ^a   Kumar, Maneesh ^b   Molnar, Adrienn ^a   Gellynck, Xavier ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers; Benefits; Food processing; Lean manufacturing; Small and medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890341489     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/BFJ-05-2012-0107     Document Type: Article

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