Application of lean production and agile manufacturing concepts in a telecommunications environment
International Journal of Agile Management Systems
ISSN: 1465-4652
Article publication date: 1 April 1999
Abstract
Agile manufacturing, a strategy developed from lean production methods, is aimed at providing companies with the capabilities to succeed in the twenty‐first century, serving ever more sophisticated customer demand. In this paper, the application of this strategy, originally developed for manufacturing industry, is described in a telecommunications context. Examples of ways in which it is being used in BT are presented.
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Citation
Robertson, M. and Jones, C. (1999), "Application of lean production and agile manufacturing concepts in a telecommunications environment", International Journal of Agile Management Systems, Vol. 1 No. 1, pp. 14-17. https://doi.org/10.1108/14654659910266664
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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