Value Stream Management for Lean Office—A Case Study
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Value Stream Management for Lean Office—A Case Study
This paper presents a look at the concept of Lean Manufacturing as applied to the office environment. Lean Manufacturing, which is often referred to as Lean, is a philosophy of manufacturing process improvement through the elimination of waste. As Lean developed since its origins in the automobile industry, it has been extended to apply to various enterprises and organizations, and has achieved...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Industrial and Business Management
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2164-5167,2164-5175
DOI: 10.4236/ajibm.2012.22004