RFID for the extended lean enterprise

International Journal of Lean Six Sigma

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 172-186

  Powell, Daryl ^a   Skjelstad, Lars ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; E kanban; Extended lean enterprise; Lean production; Radio frequency identification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924422439     PISSN: 20404166     EISSN: 20404174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/20401461211282691     Document Type: Article

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