The leading edge in strategic QFD

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 56-73

  Hunt, Robert A ^a   Xavier, Fernando B ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Schindler Lifts Australia Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case studies; Policy; Quality function deployment; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 17744363773     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710310453818     Document Type: Review

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