TY - BOOK AU - George,Stephen AU - Weimerskirch,Arnold TI - Total quality management: strategies and techniques proven at today's most successful companies T2 - The Portable MBA series SN - 9780471595380 : U1 - 658.562 GEO PY - 1994/// CY - New York, Chichester PB - Wiley KW - Total quality management KW - United States KW - Case studies KW - Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award KW - Business & Management KW - thema KW - Production & quality control management KW - Quality control N1 - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-276) and index N2 - Utilizing case studies throughout, this volume has been developed to cover the range of business functions in a typical MBA course. It explains how to incorporate quality systems in any company, how to manage people, how to improve profitability, and how to design products and services ER -