A revised FMEA application to the quality control management

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 788-810

  Paciarotti, Claudia ^a   Mazzuto, Giovanni ^a   D’Ettorre, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

FMEA; Methodology; Quality control; Risk assessment; Supplied products quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926611539     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJQRM-02-2013-0028     Document Type: Article

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