DocumentCode
1539531
Title
The book that changed the world [inventory control]
Author
Naim, Mohamed M.
Volume
76
Issue
1
fYear
1997
fDate
2/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
13
Lastpage
16
Abstract
The author refers to the books titled “The machine that changed the world” by Womack-Jones-Roos and the follow-up publication “Lean thinking” by Womack-Jones, and explains why a single management book has had a major impact on the thinking of almost every manufacturing company in the Western world. The book is a landmark publication in our understanding of the evolution of lean-production concepts that has taken place in Japanese supply chains
Keywords
management; production control; stock control; inventory control; lean-production concepts; management; production control; stock control; supply chains;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Manufacturing Engineer
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0956-9944
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/me:19970109
Filename
581317
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