An overview of continuous improvement: From the past to the present

Management Decision

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 761-771

  Bhuiyan, Nadia ^a   Baghel, Amit ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continuous improvement; Evolution; Lean production; Quality; Six sigma; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444502167     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740510597761     Document Type: Review

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