Supply chain quality management: An inter-organizational learning perspective

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 511-529

  Mellat Parast, Mahour ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Organizational learning; Quality management; Supply chain management; Supply chain quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878263467     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656711311315495     Document Type: Review

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