Theory and practice of total quality function deployment: A perspective from a traditional pump-manufacturing environment

TQM Magazine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-161

  Devadasan, S R ^a   Kathiravan, N ^a   Thirunavukkarasu, V ^a  

^a PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

India; Manufacturing industries; Pumps; Quality funtion deployment; Quality systems; Total quality

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; PUMPS; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

INDIA; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; QUALITY SYSTEMS; TOTAL QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT (TQFD);

QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT;

EID: 33645035049     PISSN: 0954478X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09544780610647865     Document Type: Article

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