Quality tools and techniques: Are they necessary for quality management?

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 267-280

  Tarí, Juan José ^a   Sabater, Vicente ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

ISO 9000; Quality management; Quality tools

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

ISO 9000; QUALITY PLANNING; QUALITY TOOLS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT (TQM);

QUALITY ASSURANCE;

EID: 9544251418     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2003.10.018     Document Type: Article

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