Is lean supply an option for SMEs in the automotive industry: An Irish case study

Handbook of Research on Design and Management of Lean Production Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 242-268

  Davis, Paul ^a   Geraghty, John ^b   Lambert, Tony ^c  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^c Akzo Nobel Automotive and Aerospace Coatings   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALES;

COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS; EXTERNAL FACTORS; LEAN SUPPLY; MUTUAL DEPENDENCIES; SMALL FIRM; SUPPLY PROCESS;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY;

EID: 84956816714     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5039-8.ch012     Document Type: Chapter

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