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The Management of Operations
Volume 13, 2002 - Issue 8
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The essence of just-in-time: Embedding diagnostic tests in work-systems to achieve operational excellence

Steven J. Spear Assistant Professor, Harvard Business School, Morgan Hall T13, Boston, MA, 02163, USA E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 754-767 | Published online: 14 Nov 2010

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Shu Guo, Tsan-Ming Choi, Bin Shen & Sojin Jung. (2019) Inventory Management in Mass Customization Operations: A Review. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management 66:3, pages 412-428.
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Emmanuel Itodo Daniel & Christine Pasquire. (2019) Creating social value within the delivery of construction projects: the role of lean approach. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management 26:6, pages 1105-1128.
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Kathryn A. Marley & Peter T. Ward. (2013) Lean management as a countermeasure for “Normal” disruptions. Operations Management Research 6:1-2, pages 44-52.
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Cristina Machado Guimarães, José Crespo de Carvalho & Ana Maia. (2013) Vendor managed inventory (VMI): evidences from lean deployment in healthcare. Strategic Outsourcing: An International Journal 6:1, pages 8-24.
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Steven J. Spear. (2006) Fixing Healthcare from the Inside: Teaching Residents to Heal Broken Delivery Processes As They Heal Sick Patients. Academic Medicine 81:Suppl, pages S144-S149.
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Richard P. Shannon, Diane Frndak, Naida Grunden, Jon C. Lloyd, Cheryl Herbert, Bhavin Patel, Daniel Cummins, Alexander H. Shannon, Paul H. O’Neill & Steven J. Spear. (2006) Using Real-Time Problem Solving to Eliminate Central Line Infections. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety 32:9, pages 479-487.
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Elizabeth G. Armstrong, Marie Mackey & Steven J. Spear. (2004) Medical Education as a Process Management Problem. Academic Medicine 79:8, pages 721-728.
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