The impact of using flexible manufacturing systems on quality management practices

Total Quality Management

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 813-825

  Youssef, Mohamed A ^a   Al Ahmady, Bassam ^a  

^a NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036710922     PISSN: 09544127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0954412022000015140     Document Type: Article

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