Operations Management: Processes and Supply Chains (12th Edition) (What's New in Operations Management)
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Author: Lee J. Krajewski, Manoj K. Malhotra, Larry P. Ritzman
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Interpretation: The elements that cause troubles for the owners to implement lean system in their work environment needs to be determined.
Concept Introduction:Some of them that cause such troubles, include, human cost, implementing cooperation and trust among the employees, reward system and labor classification, inventory and
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