Quality management practices and operational performance: Empirical evidence for Spanish industry

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2763-2786

  Merino Diaz de Cerio J ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PRODUCT DESIGN; QUALITY CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 0242333182     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0020754031000093150     Document Type: Article

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