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Application of Lean Thinking in Supply Chain Management by the Small and Medium Sized Manufacturers in China: A Status Survey

Kwok Hung Lau (School of Business Information Technology and Logistics, College of Business, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia); Jue Wang (School of Management, College of Business, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia)

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