Search Results - subject:"Business Improvement"

Applicability of SIRIM Green 5-S Model for productivity & business growth in Malaysia

Ho, Sam; Hashim, Abdul Ghani Bin Mohd; Mohd Azman Mohd Idris - In: The TQM journal : the international review of … 27 (2015) 2, pp. 185-196

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Examining the quantitative determinants of organizational performance: evidence from China

Wang, Ying; Bhanugopan, Ramudu; Lockhart, Pamela - In: Measuring Business Excellence 19 (2015) 2, pp. 23-41

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to examine the determinants of organizational performance (OP) of business enterprises located in China and to explore how individual demographic and organizational characteristics affect OP. Design/methodology/approach – This study applies quantitative...

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The Human Sigma approach to business improvement in tourism SMEs

Sutton, Carley - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 22 (2015) 2, pp. 302-319

this paper therefore is to provide an analysis of contemporary business improvement tool implementation in UK tourism SMEs …. Design/methodology/approach – This paper presents an exploratory study of the Human Sigma approach to business improvement …. Particularly, the research offers an overview of approaches to business improvement, whilst also presenting a framework for the …

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The implementation of Lean Six Sigma concept at national bank of Kenya-operation division

Ndaita, Paul Mumo; Gachie, Thomas; Kiveu, Christopher W. - In: The TQM Journal 27 (2015) 6, pp. 683-690

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine the level of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) implementation at National bank Operations Division by utilizing the five stages of progress identified by Gygi et al. (2005), namely, initialize, deploy, implement, expand and sustain. A further aim was to...

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Applicability of SIRIM Green 5-S Model for productivity & business growth in Malaysia

Ho, Sam; Mohd Hashim, Abdul Ghani Bin; Mohd Idris, Mohd … - In: The TQM Journal 27 (2015) 2, pp. 185-196

Purpose – Based on the TQM Model developed in a previous paper published at the TQMJ , the authors have a chance to test out the model in a number of firms in Malaysia through Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM). Furthermore, riding on the success, SIRIM has named...

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Integrating sustainability aspects into an integrated management system

Klute-Wenig, Sandra; Refflinghaus, Robert - In: The TQM Journal 27 (2015) 3, pp. 303-315

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is the further development of an Excel-based integrated management system for the tool and cutlery industry regarding sustainability. The tool’s actual status allows integrating and implementing requirements considering work safety, environmental and...

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A qualitative study on evolution of relationships between third-party logistics providers and customers into strategic alliances

Sharma, Sanjay; Choudhury, Aniket Ghosh - In: Strategic outsourcing : an International journal 7 (2014) 1, pp. 2-17

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The effect of onsite-offshore work division on project cost, schedule, and quality for re-engineering projects in Indian outsourcing software industry

Mishra, Debasisha; Mahanty, Biswajit - In: Strategic outsourcing : an International journal 7 (2014) 3, pp. 198-225

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Linking strategy with open innovation performance in SMEs

Crema, Maria; Verbano, Chiara; Venturini, Karen - In: Measuring business excellence : the journal of … 18 (2014) 2, pp. 14-27

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Moving towards agility : the contribution of a modified balanced scorecard system

Gurd, Bruce; Ifandoudas, Panayiotis - In: Measuring business excellence : the journal of … 18 (2014) 2, pp. 1-13

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