Applied product quality knowledge and performance: Moderating effects of uncertainty

International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 649-671

  Claycomb, Cindy ^a   Dröge, Cornelia ^b   Germain, Richard ^c  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Company performance; Information; Management; Quality management; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887313556     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710210429555     Document Type: Article

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