Identifying potential barriers to total quality management using principal component analysis and correspondence analysis

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 391-408

  Ngai, E W T ^a   Cheng, T C E ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Assessment; Barriers; Statistics; TQM

Indexed keywords

EID: 0842277889     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656719710170657     Document Type: Article

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