An empirical study of the relationship between total quality management activities and business operational performance among Taiwan's high-tech manufacturers

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2021-2030

  Chung, Yi Chan ^a   Hsu, Yau Wen ^a   Chen, Ching Piao ^a   Tsai, Chih Hung ^a  

^a TA HWA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Business operational performance; Critical success factor; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; HSINCHU SCIENCE-BASED INDUSTRIAL PARKS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL MODELING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENTS (TQM);

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING; RESEARCH; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 46149117042     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2008.2021.2030     Document Type: Review

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