Lean Transformation in the U.S. Aerospace Industry: Appreciating Interdependent Social and Technical Systems

Lean practices and principles build on a half-century of successive initiatives aimed at transforming social and technical systems in organizations. While they are seen as central to the revitalization of the U.S. aerospace industry, there is great variation in the degree to which lean initiatives e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Joel
Format: Working Paper
Language:en_US
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/102911