Lean and the analysis of continuous process industry supply chains

Authors

Matthew P.J Pepper, University of WollongongFollow
Trevor A. Spedding, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

16096

Publication Details

Pepper, M. P. & Spedding, T. A. (2006). Lean and the analysis of continuous process industry supply chains. In C. Ho (Eds.), Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Supply Chain Management Information Systems (SCMIS2006) (pp. 141-147). Taiwan: National Chung Hsing University.

Abstract

The lean approach is a well established philosophy in the manufacturing industry. Due to increasingly competitive global markets, the scope of application for this way of thinking is widening, and continually evolving to become suitable for application into new areas - the continous process industry being a key example.