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What are the main characteristics of a lean supply system? What are the barriers to a lean supply system?

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Robert M. Monczka + 3 others
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781285869681
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Robert M. Monczka + 3 others
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781285869681

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