An investigation into 6-S auditing in an aircraft company

International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 495-517

  Gnanaguru, R ^a   Puvaneswari, K ^a   Mallick, Jogendra ^a   Jegadheesan, C ^b   Sivakumar, V Mohan ^c   Devadasan, S R ^d  

^a HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LIMITED   (India)

^b PAAVAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

^c PSG Medical College   (India)

^d PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

6 S audit worksheet; HAL; Hindustan Aeronautics Limited; Office; Safety; Shop floor; Stores

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957990595     PISSN: 17466474     EISSN: 17466482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPQM.2010.035894     Document Type: Article

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