1. Genealogy of Quality -- 2. Quality Overview -- 3. Managing Quality -- 4. Quality Management Trends -- 5. Basics of Quality -- 6. Quality Teamwork -- 7. Economics of Quality -- 8. Process Management -- 9. The Dictates of Quality -- 10. People Involvement -- 11. Quality Tools and Techniques --...

1. Introduction -- 2. Functional Responsibilities of Subsidiaries: Theoretical Perspectives -- 3. Functional Responsibilities in Subsidiary Role Studies: Literature Overview -- 4. Determinants of Functional Responsibilities of Subsidiaries and Methodology of the Empirical Study -- 5....

This book aims to provide a systemic viewpoint for enterprise to establish the warranty chain management system. This book includes warranty management practice, reverse logistics, product reliability engineering, data statistics and analysis, industry 4.0 and artificial intelligence, circular...

Zum Preismanagement im Konsumgüterhandel -- Ausgewählte Rahmenbedingungen im Konsumgütersektor -- Zur Datengrundlage der empirischen Untersuchung -- Zur Verschiebung der Nachfrage zwischen Hersteller- und Handelsmarken -- Preis-Qualitäts-Relationen im Konsumgütersektor vor dem Hintergrund...

In recent years, Alternative Food Networks (AFNs) have been a key issue both in the scientific community and in public debates. This is due to their profound implications for rural development, local sustainability, and bio-economics. This edited collection discusses what the main determinants...

1. Terroir, Institutions and Improvements in European Wine History: an Introduction; Silvia A. Conca Messina, Stéphane Le Bras, Paolo Tedeschi, Manuel Vaquero Piñeiro -- 2. Bordeaux wine challenging cycles and competition (from the 1820s to present times); Hubert Bonin -- 3. Quantity is not...

Quality of Products and Services -- The Influence of Social Media on the Consumers‘ Expectations -- Importance of Information in Social Media -- Influence of Emotional Attachment on the Relationship With the Brand -- Post-truth and Fake News and How They Relate to Human Emotions -- Consumer...

In diesem Open-Access-Buch werden die politischen Ziele der Ambulantisierung und der sektorengleichen Vergütung den aktuellen Herausforderungen in der Chirurgie gegenübergestellt. Die unzureichend an die steigenden Kosten angepasste Vergütung spiegelt sich in einem signifikanten Rückgang des...

Patientensicherheit in Deutschland im Überblick -- Aus Erfahrungen lernen – Patientensicherheit und ihre Umsetzung -- Risiken für die Patientensicherheit -- Einsatz bewährter Werkzeuge und Akteure für Patientensicherheit -- Konzepte für Patientensicherheit.

Chapter 1 Estimation and Applications of the Hedonic Function of Housing -- Chapter 2 Imperfect information and varying homeownership investments: utilizing deviation from the rational expectations price -- Chapter 3 Appropriate Housing Valuation using Hedonic Price Function and Promoting...