Continuous improvement in Australian manufacturing firms: Findings of a survey in New South Wales

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 102-115

  Chapman, Ross L ^a,b,c   Hyland, Paul W ^a   Jenkins, Roger J ^a   Sloan, Terry R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b InCITe Research Group ^*  (Australia)

^c Enterprise Programs   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Continuous improvement; Manufacturing; Quality management

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURING FIRMS; CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT;

PROCESS ENGINEERING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030686223     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.1997.001706     Document Type: Review

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