Influence of ISO 9000 certification on the progress of Spanish industry towards TQM

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 481-494

  Escanciano, Carmen ^a   Fernández, Esteban ^a   Vázquez, Camilo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Certification; ISO 9000; Quality; Surveys; TQM

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645779613     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710110392629     Document Type: Review

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