Validity and reliability in perceived quality measurement models: An empirical investigation in Spanish ceramic companies

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 899-918

  Llusar, Juan Carlos Bou ^a   Zornoza, César Camisón ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ceramics industry; Measurement; Model; Quality; Reliability; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 0742284619     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710010325237     Document Type: Article

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