A comparison of Australian firms and their use of continuous improvement tools

TQM Magazine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 117-124

  Hyland, Paul ^a   Mellor, Robert ^a   O'Mara, Eddie ^a   Kondepudi, Ramesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Continuous improvement; Development; Kaizen; Manufacturing

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; PURCHASING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

AUSTRALIA; CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT; DEVELOPMENT; KAIZEN;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 9344256758     PISSN: 0954478X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09544780010318370     Document Type: Review

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