A focused system model for strategic quality management

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 79-96

  Aravindan, P ^a   Devadasan, S R ^a   Selladurai, V ^b  

^a PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Affiliated to Anna University   (India)

Author keywords

Manufacturing industry; Research; Strategic management; Systems modelling; TQM

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002553123     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656719610128529     Document Type: Article

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