The snowball effect: variation and its impact on organizational performance
RIS ID
62382
Abstract
Variation in processes causes cost and delays, but it can also ripple through more than one process, building up cost and causing disruption in processes far removed from the initial area of problem.
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Publication Details
McNair-Connolly, C. J., Richards, B., Watts, T. (2012). The snowball effect: variation and its impact on organizational performance. Cost Management, 26 (4), 13-21.