Survival to success: The case of RHP Bearings, Blackburn

TQM Magazine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 22-28

  Regan, S ^a   Dale, B G ^b  

^a Blackburn Foundry   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bearings industry; Foundries; Japanese management styles; Success; TQM

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842713363     PISSN: 0954478X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09544789910246598     Document Type: Article

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