The dynamics of quality costs in continuous improvement

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 842-859

  Kim, Seokjin ^a   Nakhai, Behnam ^b  

^a SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous improvement; Dynamics; Quality costs; Quality management; Total quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 51749095283     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710810898649     Document Type: Article

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