When does ISO 9000 lead to improvements?

International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 124-136

  Poksinska, Bozena ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Audits; Certification; Conditions for success; Implementation processes; Improvements; ISO 9001; QMSs; Quality management systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951889713     PISSN: 17466474     EISSN: 17466482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPQM.2010.030738     Document Type: Review

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