Assessing quality management systems of Mexico's maquiladoras

TQM Magazine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 30-36

  Aly, Nael ^a   Schloss, Daniel ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Foam Fabricators Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Maquiladora; Mexico; Statistical process control; Supplier evaluation; Teamwork; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL;

MAQUILADORAS; MEXICO; SUPPLIER EVALUATION; TEAMWORK;

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0037251063     PISSN: 0954478X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09544780310454420     Document Type: Article

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