Customer-driven product development through Quality Function Deployment in the U.S. and Japan

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 286-308

  Cristiano, John J ^b   Liker, Jeffrey K ^a   White III, Chelsea C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; USABILITY ENGINEERING;

CUSTOMER DEMAND;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0034226577     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0737-6782(00)00047-3     Document Type: Article

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