Quality function deployment and decision analysis :A R&D case study

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 591-609

  Delano, Gwen ^a   Parnell, Gregory S ^b   Smith, Charles ^c   Vance, Matt ^d  

^a Virginia USA   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aircraft industry; Decision making; Product design; Quality function deployment; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034381484     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570010318959     Document Type: Article

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