The meaning of quality

Total Quality Management

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 235-244

  Smith, Gerald F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 21344484722     PISSN: 09544127     EISSN: 13600613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09544129300000038     Document Type: Article

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