Areas of improvement in certified firms advancing towards TQM

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1014-1036

  Claver, Enrique ^a   Tarí, Juan José ^a   Molina, José Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

ISO 9000; Quality management; Research; Spain; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349995359     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710210438104     Document Type: Article

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