On the effectiveness of quality management system audits

TQM Magazine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 14-25

  Beckmerhagen, I A ^a   Berg, H P ^a   Karapetrovic, S V ^b   Willborn, W O ^c  

^a BUNDESAMT FÜR STRAHLENSCHUTZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Auditing; Auditing standards; Nuclear energy industry; Quality audit

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RELIABILITY; RISK MANAGEMENT;

AUDITING; AUDITING STANDARDS; NUCLEAR ENERGY INDUSTRY; QUALITY AUDIT; QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (QMS);

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1142300355     PISSN: 0954478X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09544780410511443     Document Type: Article

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