Production and Operations Management

Here are the current working papers in POM. To learn more about POM programs at Oakland University, visit the Decision and Information Sciences Web site.

2007

2007-3.
Learning Lean: A Survey of Industry Lean Needs

Gene Fliedner and Kieran Mathieson

We studied what business practitioners think graduates need to know about Lean. Our results showed that practitioners are not concerned about specific technical skills. Instead, they want graduates to possess a systems view of organizations and value streams. Implications for Lean education and a broader systems approach to professional education in general, are considered.

Production and Operations Management

2007

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