Economic production quantity and process quality: A multivariate approach

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 591-606

  Chan, Weng M ^a   Ibrahim, Raafat N ^a   Lochert, Paul B ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Investments; Process management; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 22544467263     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710510604908     Document Type: Article

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