Fad, fashion and fit: An examination of quality circles, business process re-engineering and statistical process control

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 137-152

  Dale, B G ^a   Elkjaer, M B F ^a   Van der Wiele, A ^b   Williams, A R T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Business process re engineering; Fad; Fashion; Fit; Quality circles; Statistical process control

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT; STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL;

BUSINESS PROCESS RE-ENGINEERING;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 0035929189     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(00)00165-1     Document Type: Article

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