A proposed audit pattern for the shop-floor processes in TQM, Lean Six Sigma and ISO 9001 environments

International Journal of Services and Operations Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 159-178

  Chiarini, Andrea ^a   Vagnoni, Emidia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assessment; ISO 9001; Lean Production; Shop floor improvement; Six Sigma; Total Quality Management; TQM

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901913686     PISSN: 17442370     EISSN: 17442389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSOM.2014.061999     Document Type: Article

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