An implementation of lean scheduling in a job shop environment

Advances in Production Engineering and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 5-17

  Haider, A ^a   Mirza, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Job shop production; Lean thinking; Manufacturing; Manufacturing simulation; One piece flow; Toyota production system

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942078001     PISSN: 18546250     EISSN: 18556531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14743/apem2015.1.188     Document Type: Article

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