A methodological comparison of three strategies for quality improvement

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 198-213

  de Mast, Jeroen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Quality improvement; Statistical process control; Taguchi methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844538033     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710410516989     Document Type: Review

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