Applying Six Sigma in foodservice organizations

Tourism

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 319-337

  Kivela, Jaksa ^a   Kagi, Jacky ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Tao Café and Reflextion Concept   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Foodservice organization; Hong Kong; Six Sigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 61349136986     PISSN: 13327461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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