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Author: | Choi, T. Y. Rungtusanatham, M. Kim, J-S. |
Title: | Continuous improvement on the shop-floor: Lessons from small to midsize firms |
Journal: | Business Horizons
1997 : NOV-DEC, VOL. 40:6, p. 45-50 |
Index terms: | PRODUCT VARIETY DEVELOPMENT QUALITY PRODUCTIVITY DEVELOPMENT COSTS COMPANIES |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | Continuous improvement (CI) may not be as fashionable as reengineering, but it is a low-cost way to improve quality and productivity, if one gets past the six critical milestones: management's role; CI team organization; initial projects; line leader's dilemma; sawtooth effect; dynamic routines. Housekeeping and workplace organization are perhaps the most trivial or least glamorous aspects of CI, but they can be crucial to a firm's survival. Continuous improvement means different things to different companies. |
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