Developing, implementing and transferring lean quality initiatives from the aerospace industry to all industries

Managing Service Quality: An International Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 248-256

  Mathaisel, Dennis F x ^a   Comm, Clare L ^b  

^a BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerospace industry; Implementation; Lean production; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986132611     PISSN: 09604529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09604520010341645     Document Type: Article

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