Considerations on quality assurance/quality control and sample security

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 135-140

  Simon, A ^a   Gosson, G ^a  

^a AMEC FOSTER WHEELER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCURRENCY CONTROL; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; LABORATORIES; PROCESS CONTROL; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ANALYTICAL LABORATORIES; CERTIFIED REFERENCE MATERIALS; CHAIN OF CUSTODIES; CONTROL PROCESSES; CONTROL SAMPLES; INTERNAL QUALITIES; SAMPLE PREPARATIONS; SAMPLING PROCESSES; SECURITY PRACTICES;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 58049166540     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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