TQM practices of Japanese-owned manufacturers in the USA and China

International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 736-755

  Miyagawa, Masahiro ^a   Yoshida, Kosaku ^b  

^a CHUKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Japan; Technology led strategy; Total quality management; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956083088     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656711011062363     Document Type: Article

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