Performance of engineering consultants in ISO 9000-based quality management systems implementation

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 519-532

  ng, S Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Constuction engineering; Consultants; Customer satisfaction; Hong Kong; ISO 9000 series; Quality management

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; ENGINEERS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDS;

CONSTUCTION ENGINEERING; HONG KONG; ISO 9000 SERIES; QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

EID: 26444553129     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980510634119     Document Type: Article

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