Cultural aspects when implementing lean production and lean product development -experiences from a Swedish perspective

Quality Innovation Prosperity

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 125-140

  Wangwacharakul, Promporn ^a   Berglund, Martina ^a   Harlin, Ulrika ^b   Gullander, Per ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEREA IVF   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Case study; National cultural characteristics; Organizational development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905242095     PISSN: 13351745     EISSN: 1338984X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12776/QIP.V18I1.321     Document Type: Article

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