A quality management system based on fuzzy quality pointers in ISO 9000

International Journal of Product Development

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 419-430

  Savino, Matteo M ^a   Sekhari, Aicha Seklouli ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Corrective actions; Fuzzy logic; Fuzzy sets; ISO9001; QMS; QPs; Quality Management System; Quality Pointers

Indexed keywords

EID: 66349092740     PISSN: 14779056     EISSN: 17418178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPD.2009.025255     Document Type: Article

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