Resource allocation for strategic quality management: A goal programming approach

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 265-283

  Alidrisi, Hisham ^a   Mohamed, Sherif ^b  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analytic network process; Goal programming; Quality management; Resource allocation; Resource management; Strategic quality management; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857722050     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656711211216135     Document Type: Article

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