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Library of Congress Cataloging‑in‑Publication Data
Names: Protzman, Charles, author. | Whiton, Fred, author. | Protzman, Dan, author.
Title: Implementing lean : twice the output with half the input! / Charlie
Protzman, Fred Whiton, and Dan Protzman.
Description: Boca Raton : Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 2018. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018020209 (print) | LCCN 2018023038 (ebook) | ISBN 9781315118857 (eBook) | ISBN 9781482252842 (pbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781138294783 (hardback : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Lean manufacturing.
Classification: LCC TS155 (ebook) | LCC TS155 .P7949 2018 (print) | DDC 658.4/013--dc23
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