Lean adoption in small manufacturing shops: Attributes and challenges

Journal of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Djassemi, Manocher ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lean manufacturing six sigma; Manufacturing; Research

Indexed keywords

EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS; IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES; LEAN IMPLEMENTATION; LEAN MANUFACTURING; LEAN PRINCIPLES; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; POTENTIAL BARRIERS; PROCESS IMPROVEMENT;

MANUFACTURE; PERSONNEL TRAINING; RESEARCH;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84892548215     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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