Costs and benefits of ISO 9000 series: A practical study

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 675-690

  Leung, Hareton K N ^a   Chan, Keith C C ^a   Lee, T Y ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Benefits; Certification; Costs; Hong Kong; ISO 9000

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000876476     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656719910283362     Document Type: Article

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