A stage-wise application of total quality management through the product life cycle

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 125-130

  Parzinger, Monica ^a   Ramarapu, Narender ^b   Timmerman, John E ^c  

^a CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; QUALITY CONTROL;

PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE;

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030721254     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635579710173194     Document Type: Article

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