Managing quality in the product development process: Impact and implications through case study evidence

International Journal of Business Performance Management

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 57-75

  Jayawarna, Dilani ^a   Pearson, Alan W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

integrated quality management system; R D; Total Quality Management (TQM)

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849087101     PISSN: 13684892     EISSN: 17415039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBPM.2002.000108     Document Type: Article

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