Simulation of the economics of quality improvement in manufacturing: A case study from the Thai automotive industry

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 638-654

  Visawan, Danupun ^a   Tannock, James ^b  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuous improvement; Manufacturing systems; Pricing; Quality improvement; Simulation; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947151899     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710410542043     Document Type: Article

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