Cost of quality usage and its relationship to quality system maturity

International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-140

  Sower, Victor E ^a   Quarles, Ross ^a   Broussard, Eric ^b  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting; Quality costs; Quality management; Surveys; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846565828     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710710722257     Document Type: Article

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