Applications of Taguchi approach to statistical design of experiments in Czech Republican industries

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 447-457

  Antony, Jiju ^a   Somasundarum, V ^a   Fergusson, Craig ^a   Blecharz, Pavel ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Czech Republic; Organizational effectiveness; Statistical methods; Taguchi methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986038298     PISSN: 17410401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410400410545914     Document Type: Article

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