Purpose: This article presents the multi-state stress-strength reliability computation of a component having three states namely, working, deteriorating and failed state. Design/methodology/approach: The probabilistic approach is used to obtain the reliability expression by considering the...

The failure rate of TQM interventions exceeds 75 per cent. Contends that it is missteps in the implementation of TQM – and other associated change efforts such as process re‐engineering – that undermine the likelihood that the intervention will contribute in a significant and lasting way...

Purpose Privatization is a complex issue in many developing countries; therefore, it is vital to examine the obstacles that prevent its proper implementation. The goal of this study is to identify and analyze the barriers to private sector investment in the Water and Sewage Industry (WSI) and to...