Quality management and manufacturing strategies in China

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 876-899

  Lee, Choong Y ^a   Zhou, Xiaomu ^b  

^a PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

China; Manuacturing strategy; Performance; Quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012024730     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710010325101     Document Type: Article

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