TQM implementation: An investigation of critical success factors

ICEMT 2010 - 2010 International Conference on Education and Management Technology, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 112-116

  Jamali, Gholamreza ^a   Ebrahimi, Mehran ^a   Abbaszadeh, Mohammad Ali ^a  

^a PERSIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Critical success factor; Implementation; TQM

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR; DEMATEL METHODS; DRIVER FACTORS; IMPLEMENTATION; PROCESS MANAGEMENT; QUALITY PLANNING; SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT; TOP MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT; TQM; TQM IMPLEMENTATION;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING; PLANNING; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78651473457     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICEMT.2010.5657534     Document Type: Conference Paper

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