Measures to assess the impact of information technology on quality management

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 42-65

  Ang, Chooi Leng ^a   Davies, Mark ^b   Finlay, Paul N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Information technology; Malaysia; Quality management; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042821582     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710010300135     Document Type: Article

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