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Lean Management Implementation in Small and Medium Sized Companies – A Success Case Study in a Manufacturing Process

By: Fernando Romana  
Open Access
|Jun 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/joim-2021-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2543-831X | Journal ISSN: 2080-0150
Language: English
Page range: 88 - 121
Published on: Jun 22, 2021
Published by: SAN University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2021 Fernando Romana, published by SAN University
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