Implementing lean information management: The case study of an automotive company

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 753-768

  Bevilacqua, Maurizio ^a   Ciarapica, Filippo Emanuele ^a   Paciarotti, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

information flow; information technology; lean information management; lean production; performance improvement; visual management

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LEAN PRODUCTION; MANUFACTURE;

AUTOMOTIVE COMPANIES; HOLISTIC APPROACH; INFORMATION FLOWS; LEAN THINKING; MODIFICATION EFFICIENCY; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT; PERFORMANCE INDICES; VISUAL MANAGEMENT;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY;

EID: 84937253558     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: 13665871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2014.975167     Document Type: Article

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