Strengths and weaknesses of small and medium sized enterprises regarding the implementation of lean manufacturing

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Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 71-76

  Moeuf, A ^a   Tamayo, S ^b   Lamouri, S ^c   Pellerin, R ^d   Lelievre, A ^e  

^a SUPMECA   (France)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c ARTS ET MÉTIERS PARISTECH   (France)

^d ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e Exxelia Company   (France)

Author keywords

Change Management; Cultural Anchorage; Implementation; Lean Manufacturing; SME

Indexed keywords

AGILE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING;

CHANGE MANAGEMENT; FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION; IMPLEMENTATION; KEY CHARACTERISTICS; LEAN PRACTICES; MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

LEAN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84992390914     PISSN: None     EISSN: 24058963     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2016.07.552     Document Type: Conference Paper

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