World Class Manufacturing: Further Evidence in the Lean Production Debate1

AuthorJim Lowe,Dan Jones,Nick Oliver,Rick Delbridge
Published date01 December 1994
Date01 December 1994
DOIhttp://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.1994.tb00130.x
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