Implementing statistical process control: An organizational perspective

International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 545-560

  Elg, Mattias ^a   Olsson, Jesper ^b   Jörn Dahlgaard, Jens ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; Performance measures; Statistical process control

Indexed keywords

EID: 46249127046     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710810881872     Document Type: Article

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