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Record Nr.

UNISA996226148303316

Autore

Beckford John <1958->

Titolo

Quality [[electronic resource] /] / John Beckford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2002

ISBN

99921-63-24-0

0-415-25919-3

1-280-03227-8

0-203-36156-3

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xxi, 328 p. : ill

Disciplina

658.5/62

Soggetti

Total quality management

Service industries - Management

Manufacturing industries - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-322) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Introducing quality -- pt. 2. The quality gurus -- pt. 3. Contemporary thinking -- pt. 4. Methods, tools and techniques.

Sommario/riassunto

The second edition of this best-selling textbook provides a complete knowledge platform for all those wishing to study the development of the theory and practice of quality. This enhanced and updated edition sets the study of the quality movement within the context of management thinking throughout the twentieth century, and the wide-ranging approach encompasses both traditional approaches to quality, and contemporary approaches based on systems thinking. Quality: An Introduction 2nd Edition retains the structure and substantial content of the first edition with minor revisions when necessary to reflect contemporary developments in quality thinking.