Modeling enablers of TQM to improve airline performance

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 250-275

  Singh, Alok Kumar ^a   Sushil, ^b  

^a UTTARAKHAND TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

India; Interpretive structural modeling (ISM); Total interpretive structural modeling (TISM); Total quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874813710     PISSN: 17410401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410401311309177     Document Type: Review

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