RFID impacts on barriers affecting lean manufacturing

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 116, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1585-1616

  Rafique, Muhammad Zeeshan ^a   Ab Rahman, Mohd Nizam ^a   Saibani, Nizaroyani ^a   Arsad, Norhana ^a   Saadat, Waqar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers affecting lean; Lean manufacturing; Operations improvement; RFID technology; RFID based lean; Technology management

Indexed keywords

AGILE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INVENTORY CONTROL; MANUFACTURE; PRODUCTION CONTROL;

BARRIERS AFFECTING LEAN; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; MANUFACTURING COMPANIES; OPERATIONS IMPROVEMENT; RFID TECHNOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENTS; TOP MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT;

LEAN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84988826424     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IMDS-10-2015-0427     Document Type: Article

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