Developing and validating total quality management (TQM) constructs in the context of Thailand's manufacturing industry

Benchmarking

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-72

  Das, Anupam ^a   Paul, Himangshu ^a   Swierczek, Fredric W ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Manufacturing industries; Senior management; Thailand; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 40249092954     PISSN: 14635771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635770810854344     Document Type: Article

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