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In pursuit of implementation patterns: the context of Lean and Six Sigma

R. Shah Operations and Management Science Department, Curtis L. Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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A. ChandrasekaranCorrespondence[email protected]
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K. Linderman Operations and Management Science Department, Curtis L. Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Pages 6679-6699 | Received 01 Dec 2007, Published online: 17 Oct 2008

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