Exploring the phenomenon of company-specific production systems: One-best-way or own-best-way?

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1084-1097

  Netland, Torbjørn ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Company specific production systems; Continuous improvement; Global manufacturing; Lean manufacturing; Toyota production system

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; LEAN PRODUCTION;

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; GLOBAL MANUFACTURING; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; REAL TIME RESPONSE; TECHNICAL UNDERSTANDING; TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 85023530127     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2012.676686     Document Type: Article

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