Total quality management in Indian industries: Relevance, analysis and directions

TQM Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 607-622

  Kumar, Raj ^a   Garg, Dixit ^b   Garg, T K ^b  

^a Shri Krishan Institute of Engineering and Technology   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

India; Manufacturing industries; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER FOCUS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; INDIA; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS; SERVICE INDUSTRIES; TQM IMPLEMENTATION;

INDUSTRY; MANAGEMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL;

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 73949113555     PISSN: 17542731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542730910995873     Document Type: Article

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