The historical development of research on production and operations management was traced from its roots in firm cost and efficiency studies through systems analysis research. This research made an important contribution to improved performance of firms. Reasons for the sharp decline of research in
Quality circles and production/operations management: Concerns and caveats
β Scribed by John D. Blair; Kenneth D. Ramsing
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 856 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0272-6963
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