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A multi-case investigation into the effectiveness of shop floor improvement teams at South African manufacturers

Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-190).

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Main Author: Grütter, Anton Wilhelm
Other Authors: Ryan, Tom
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Department of Mechanical Engineering 2014
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/5537 A multi-case investigation into the effectiveness of shop floor improvement teams at South African manufacturers Grütter, Anton Wilhelm Ryan, Tom Field, Joy Mechanical Engineering Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-190). This research was prompted by the apparent contradiction between the popularity of contemporary approaches to manufacturing (CMAs), such as total quality management, just-in-time, and lean production, and the empirical research evidence which indicates that few of these programmes result in demonstrable operational performance improvement 2014-07-31T11:21:59Z 2014-07-31T11:21:59Z 2007 Doctoral Thesis Doctoral PhD http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5537 eng application/pdf Department of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment University of Cape Town
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A multi-case investigation into the effectiveness of shop floor improvement teams at South African manufacturers
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title_full A multi-case investigation into the effectiveness of shop floor improvement teams at South African manufacturers
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title_full_unstemmed A multi-case investigation into the effectiveness of shop floor improvement teams at South African manufacturers
title_short A multi-case investigation into the effectiveness of shop floor improvement teams at South African manufacturers
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