A journey towards total quality management through ISO 9000 certification - a Singapore experience

TQM Magazine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 364-371

  Quazi, Hesan A ^a   Padibjo, Samuel R ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; COMPETITION; COSTS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; ECONOMICS; MARKETING; PERSONNEL; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCTION; QUALITY CONTROL; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; FINANCE; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; VALUE ENGINEERING;

BUSINESS PRACTICES; CORPORATE CULTURES; MULTINATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; SME; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ORGANIZATION (ISO); LONG TERM SURVIVAL;

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031369777     PISSN: 0954478X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09544789710178659     Document Type: Article

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