A multi-criteria decision-making model for the justification of lean manufacturing systems

International Journal of Management Science and Engineering Management

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 100-118

  Gurumurthy, Anand ^a   Kodali, Rambabu ^a  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Justification; Lean manufacturing; Multi attribute decision making; Performance value analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006638186     PISSN: 17509653     EISSN: 17509661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17509653.2008.10671039     Document Type: Article

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