Critical aspects of quality method implementation

Total Quality Management

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-66

  Karlsson, Soren ^a   Wiklund, Pia Sandvik ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0010776639     PISSN: 09544127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09544129710440     Document Type: Article

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