Main quality programs characteristics in large size Brazilian companies

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 276-291

  Pinto, Silvia Helena Boarin ^a   De Carvalho, Marly Monteiro ^a   Ho, Linda Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; ISO 9000 series; Quality programmes; Six sigma; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 40549090287     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710810854287     Document Type: Article

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