An experimental investigation of lean management in aviation Avoiding unforced errors for better supply chain

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 231-260

  Kumar, Raghu B R ^a   Sharma, Milind Kumar ^b   Agarwal, Ashish ^c  

^a Indian Armed Forces   (India)

^b JAI NARAIN VYAS UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Lean management; Leanness; Materials requirement planning (MRP); Throughput

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; AVIATION; CHAINS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; LEAN PRODUCTION; SUPPLY CHAINS; SURVEYS; THROUGHPUT;

AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURERS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS; LEAN IMPLEMENTATION; LEAN MANAGEMENT; LEANNESS; MATERIALS REQUIREMENT PLANNING;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84923652435     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JMTM-12-2013-0174     Document Type: Article

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