SIX SIGMA AS A TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT TOOL
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عنوان ژورنال: The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2224-7890,1012-277X
DOI: 10.7166/13-1-316