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The quality revolution : a history of the quality movement / George Mouradian.

Title
The quality revolution : a history of the quality movement / George Mouradian.
Author
Mouradian, George
Publication
Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, 2002.

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x, 255 p. : ill.; 22 cm.
Summary
Mouradian, who is not identified, begins before the dawn of civilization to trace the quest for product quality to the present, project it into the 21st century. He often delves into the techniques, strategies, principles, and philosophies used through the centuries, but assumes no technical background. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Subject
  • Quality Control
  • Quality control
  • Total Quality Management
  • Total quality management
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Early Man to the Dawn of Civilization -- Greek, Roman, and the Initiation of Western Civilization -- The Renaissance -- The Industrial Revolution -- The Initiation and Advancement of Modern Quality -- Development of Probability and Statistics -- Awards and Standards -- The Perceptiveness Approach to Quality -- Development of the Tools for Quality -- The Emerging 21st Century.
ISBN
0761821902 (pbk.)
OCLC
49724330
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library