Implementing an industrial continuous improvement system: A knowledge management case study

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 330-338

  Beckett, Alan J ^a   Wainwright, Charles E R ^a   Bance, David ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Domino UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuous improvement; Knowledge management; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000225415     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570010349113     Document Type: Article

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