A fuzzy logic-based approach for implementing quality function deployment

International Journal of Smart Engineering System Design

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-65

  Lin, Ching Torng ^a  

^a DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fuzzy logic; Quality function deployment; Quality management systems

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT;

QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

FUZZY SETS;

EID: 0037276717     PISSN: 10255818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255810305037     Document Type: Article

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