TY - JOUR AB - This paper presents an inā€depth case study of a medium sized company's attempt to plan and implement a TQM program. It discusses antecedents to TQM initiation, planning issues, and challenges involved in defining and monitoring quality in such functional areas as manufacturing, sales, marketing, customer service, R&D, accounting, finance, and human resources. The focus of this paper is mainly on the humanistic aspects of planning and implementing a TQM program. VL - 9 IS - 2 SN - 1059-5422 DO - 10.1108/eb046381 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb046381 AU - Balakrishnan Subra PY - 1999 Y1 - 1999/01/01 TI - QUALITY FOR LIFE IN THE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY: A CASE STUDY T2 - Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 36 EP - 48 Y2 - 2024/04/16 ER -