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

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

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Year dc:date.issued

2007

Author dc:creator

• Grütter, Anton Wilhelm

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Ryan, Tom
• Field, Joy

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5537

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/5537