Quality management in the manufacturing industry: Practice vs performance

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 519-522

  Ismail, M Y ^a   El Baradie, M ^a   Hashmi, M S J ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Industrial Survey; ISO 9000; Performance; Practice; TQM

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COMPETITION; CORRELATION METHODS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; STANDARDS;

QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES;

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032313868     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0360-8352(98)00148-x     Document Type: Article

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