Comparing the quality management practices in UK SMEs

Industrial Management & Data Systems

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1153-1166

  Kumar, Maneesh ^a   Antony, Jiju ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical success factors; International standards; Performance management; Six Sigma; Small to medium sized enterprises; Surveys

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT; MANUFACTURE; POPULATION STATISTICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; SURVEYS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TROPICAL ENGINEERING; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT; SIX SIGMA; SMALL TO MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES;

QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 57149122179     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570810914865     Document Type: Article

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