The present status of quality and manufacturing management techniques and philosophies within the Libyan iron and steel industry

TQM Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 209-221

  Hokoma, Rajab Abdullah ^a   Khan, Mohammed Khurshid ^b   Hussain, Khalid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIPOLI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Just in time; Libya; Manufacturing resource planning; Metalworking industry; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT; JUST IN TIME; LIBYA; MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS; MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT; MANUFACTURING RESOURCE PLANNING; MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES; METALWORKING INDUSTRY; PRESENT STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; SENIOR MANAGERS; SURVEY METHODOLOGY;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; IRON; IRON AND STEEL PLANTS; IRON RESEARCH; JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION; MACHINE SHOPS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; PLANNING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STEELMAKING; SURVEYS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY;

EID: 78049506567     PISSN: 17542731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542731011024309     Document Type: Article

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