Final vehicle product audit methodologies within the automotive industry

International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-22

  Turley, Glen A ^a   Williams, Mark A ^a   Tennant, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Craftsmanship; Final Vehicle Product Audit (FVPA); Quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250719995     PISSN: 17466474     EISSN: 17466482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPQM.2007.011465     Document Type: Article

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