QFD in product development: Methodological characteristics and a guide for intervention

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 107-122

  Cheng, Lin Chih ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Intervention; Methodology; Product development; Quality function deployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944547947     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710310453845     Document Type: Article

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