The contribution of quality to business performance

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 44-62

  Forker, Laura B ^a   Vickery, Shawnee K ^b   Droge, Cornelia L M ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Furniture industry; Performance measurement; Quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030522923     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579610125778     Document Type: Review

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