OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN: DECISIONS & CASES (Mcgraw-hill Series Operations and Decision Sciences)
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN: DECISIONS & CASES (Mcgraw-hill Series Operations and Decision Sciences)
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780077835439
Author: Roger G Schroeder, M. Johnny Rungtusanatham, Susan Meyer Goldstein
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7, Problem 3DQ
Summary Introduction

To determine: Why the concepts of lean emerged in Country J and not in the western countries.

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Lean systems in an organization would have a greater impact on the customers and their values. The goal of lean thinking is to improve the productivity of the department and the goal of any lean system is to maximize the customer value.

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