Reflections on the capability and maturity models of engineering processes

Quality and Reliability Engineering International

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 147-155

  Kohoutek, Henry J ^a,b  

^a Mgmt and Eng Strategies SSA Intl   (United States)

^b HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Engineering process; Process capability assessment; Process maturity models

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RELIABILITY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; STABILITY;

ENGINEERING PROCESS; PROCESS CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT; PROCESS MATURITY MODELS;

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

EID: 0030143805     PISSN: 07488017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1638(199605)12:3<147::AID-QRE14>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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