Set-up time reduction and mistake proofing methods — A study of application in a small company

Business Process Management Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 65-75

  Patel, S ^a   Shaw, P ^a   Dale, B G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerospace industry; Machining; Precision engineering; Small firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986097842     PISSN: 14637154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14637150110383953     Document Type: Article

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