Lean production, workforce development and operational performance

Management Decision

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 103-118

  Uhrin, Ákos ^a   Bruque Cámara, Sebastian ^a   Moyano Fuentes, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Lean production; Operational performance; Workforce development

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009830275     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/MD-05-2016-0281     Document Type: Article

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