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Original Articles

Practical implications and future research agenda of lean manufacturing: a systematic literature review

Jiju Antonya Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UKView further author information
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Evangelos Psomasb Department of Business Administration of Food and Agricultural Enterprises, University of Patras, Agrinio, GreeceORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-7051View further author information
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Jose Arturo Garza-Reyesc Centre for Supply Chain Improvement, The University of Derby, Derby, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Peter Hinesd School of Business, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, IrelandView further author information
Pages 889-925 | Received 29 Sep 2018, Accepted 08 May 2020, Published online: 29 Jun 2020

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