Confluence of six sigma, simulation and software development

Managerial Auditing Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 739-762

  Mahanti, Rupa ^a   Antony, Jiju ^b  

^a Birla Institute of Technology Ranchi Jharkhand   (India)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Quality programmes; Simulation; Software engineering

Indexed keywords

EID: 24344467051     PISSN: 02686902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02686900510611267     Document Type: Article

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