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K. Ferdows

Georgetown University - Department of Decision Sciences, Information Sciences & POM

Professor

Washington, DC 20057

United States

  • Georgetown University - Department of Decision Sciences, Information Sciences & POM

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Implementing Corporate Lean Programs: The Effect of Management Control Practices

Journal of Operations Management 36 (2015), 90-102, Georgetown McDonough School of Business Research Paper No. 2593888
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 14 Apr 2015
Torbjørn Netland, Jason D. Schloetzer and K. Ferdows
ETH Zürich - Department of Management, Technology, and Economics (D-MTEC), Georgetown University - Department of Accounting and Business Law and Georgetown University - Department of Decision Sciences, Information Sciences & POM
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management control, lean manufacturing, lean implementation, factory performance

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Learning Lean: Rhythm of Production and the Pace of Lean Implementation

International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Forthcoming, Georgetown McDonough School of Business Research Paper No. 3765494
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 18 Feb 2021
Torbjørn Netland, Jason D. Schloetzer and K. Ferdows
ETH Zürich - Department of Management, Technology, and Economics (D-MTEC), Georgetown University - Department of Accounting and Business Law and Georgetown University - Department of Decision Sciences, Information Sciences & POM
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Lean, Operational excellence, Organizational learning, Production rhythm, Takt time, Multi-method design

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The S-Curve Effect of Lean Implementation

Production and Operations Management, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 16 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 20 Jan 2016
Torbjørn Netland and K. Ferdows
ETH Zürich - Department of Management, Technology, and Economics (D-MTEC) and Georgetown University - Department of Decision Sciences, Information Sciences & POM
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Lean production; production improvement; operational performance; grounded theory

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What to Expect from a Corporate Lean Program

Summer 2014 MIT Sloan Management Review
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 03 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2021
Torbjørn Netland and K. Ferdows
ETH Zürich - Department of Management, Technology, and Economics (D-MTEC) and Georgetown University - Department of Decision Sciences, Information Sciences & POM
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Operations, Lean program

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Delayering the Global Production Network into Congruent Subnetworks

Forum/Journal of Operations Management, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 15 Jan 2016
K. Ferdows, Ann Vereecke and Arnoud De Meyer
Georgetown University - Department of Decision Sciences, Information Sciences & POM, Vlerick Business School - Operations & Technology Management Center and Singapore Management University
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Global production networks; Congruent production networks; Manufacturing footprint; Rooted and footloose plant networks

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How Company-Specific Production Systems Affect Plant Performance: The S-Curve Theory

Production and Operations Management, Volume 24, Issue 3, pages 362-364, March 2015
Posted: 03 Feb 2016
Torbjørn Netland, K. Ferdows and Ebly Sanchez
ETH Zürich - Department of Management, Technology, and Economics (D-MTEC), Georgetown University - Department of Decision Sciences, Information Sciences & POM and Volvo Trucks North America

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Production Systems, Plant Performance, The S-Curve Theory

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Building Factory Fitness

International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 31 Iss 9 pp. 916 - 934
Posted: 02 Feb 2016
K. Ferdows and Fritz Thurnheer
Georgetown University - Department of Decision Sciences, Information Sciences & POM and Hydro Aluminum Extrusion Group

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Production fitness, Sandcone model, Lean manufacturing, Agile manufacturing, Cumulative production capabilities, Behavioral production management, Factories, Agile production, Production processes

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Exploring the Importance of Cultural Collectivism on the Efficacy of Lean Practices

Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 35 Iss 3 pp. 370 - 391.
Posted: 21 Jan 2016
Frank Wiengarten, Cristina Gimenez, Brian Fynes and K. Ferdows
Independent, ESADE University Faculties - Department of Operations and Innovation Management, Independent and Georgetown University - Department of Decision Sciences, Information Sciences & POM

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Survey, Performance, Culture, Lean practices

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Chief Technology Officer

California Management Review, pp. 55-63, Spring 2007
Posted: 02 May 2007
Paul S. Adler and K. Ferdows
University of Southern California - Management and Organization Department and Georgetown University - Department of Decision Sciences, Information Sciences & POM

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