Advancing theory development in total quality management: A "Deming management method" perspective

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 23, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 918-936

  Rungtusanatham, Manus ^a   Ogden, Jeffrey A ^a   Wu, Bin ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Management techniques; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042740429     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570310486356     Document Type: Article

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