Quality management practice in highway construction

International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 532-550

  Battikha, Mireille G ^a  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Quality assurance; Quality control; Quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 8744272580     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710310476516     Document Type: Article

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