Implementation of Deming's style of quality management: An action research study in a plastics company

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 131-148

  Hales, Douglas N ^a   Chakravorty, Satya S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Action research; Deming's quality management; Theory development

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTICS PLANTS;

ACTION RESEARCH; DEMING'S QUALITY MANAGEMENT; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; THEORY DEVELOPMENT;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 33745001181     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2005.05.020     Document Type: Article

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