TY  - CHAP
AU  - Burhan Başaran
ED  - Leo D. Kounis
Y1  - 2017-12-20
PY  - 2017
T1  - Integrated Management Systems and Sustainable Development
N2  - Quality management systems form an integral part of modern corporations. Acknowledging current socio-economic and environmental challenges, quality standards ought to be dynamic and flexible so as to cater for different markets and requirements. This book portrays a collection of international papers addressing current research and practice within the areas of engineering and technology, health and education. Amidst striving for "zero defects", "cost-effectiveness" and "tight financial budgets", quality management systems ought to embrace the creator of them all: humans; as  the ancient Greek Sophist Protagoras said, "Of all money, Man is the measure" «Πάντων χρημάτων Μέτρον Άνθρωπος» (Plato, Theaetetus 166d).
BT  - Quality Management Systems
SP  - Ch. 1
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.71468
DO  - 10.5772/intechopen.71468
SN  - 978-953-51-3920-1
PB  - IntechOpen
CY  - Rijeka
Y2  - 2024-04-24
ER  -