Supplier quality management in the Pearl River Delta

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 513-530

  Lo, V H Y ^a   Sculli, D ^a   Yeung, A H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Manufacturing systems; Suppliers; Supply and demand; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646871781     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710610664587     Document Type: Article

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