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Implementing theory of constraints in a traditional Japanese manufacturing environment: The case of Hitachi Tool Engineering

M. Umble Baylor University, Department of Management, One Bear Place, PO Box 98006, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798-8006, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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E. Umble Baylor University, Department of Management, One Bear Place, PO Box 98006, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798-8006, USA
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S. Murakami HUSEI University, Japan Goal System Consultants, Inc, NK-1 Building 1-17, Kanda-Nishikicho Chiyoda, Tokyo, 101-0054, Japan
Pages 1863-1880 | Received 01 May 2005, Published online: 22 Feb 2007

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