Management (14th Edition)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780134527604
Author: Stephen P. Robbins, Mary A. Coulter
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 18, Problem MO7RDQ
Summary Introduction
To determine:
Quality standards and six sigmas.
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Quality management is a systematized effort created to increase quality production at every level of the organization. Quality is not easy to maintain as it seems because different people have different ideas to maintain it through the process in an organization. There are different types of quality standards like ISO 9000 and ISO 14000.
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Management (14th Edition)
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