BASEM SAID EL-HAIK, PhD, is Director of Textron Six-Sigma and Transformation at Textron Inc., where he is responsible for design of Six-Sigma and Six-Sigma deployment, including Black Belt waves, champions, and projects. He is a coauthor of Design for Six- Sigma: A Roadmap for Product...

The 8th Quality in Services Conference(QUIS 8) hosted by the Faculty of Business atthe University of Victoria had as its coretheme Service Quality: Crossing Boundaries.This theme was chosen for the followingreasons: . This edition of the conference reflectedfor the first time in QUIS's rich...

Intro -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- List of abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART ONE: Design and Six Sigma -- Six Sigma overview -- Design considered -- Business strategy for growth -- PART TWO: A DFSS Methodology -- DFSS framework and overview -- DFSS methodology in...

Food safety is one of the most important issues confronting consumers, producers and distributors. This book focuses on the specific example of food safety in the beef industry in the USA, Canada, the UK and Australia, and includes implications for competitiveness and world trade.

In a series of explicit yet concise case studies, ISO 14001 is unravelled to reveal the practical reality of the international standard. Contributors include practitioners, certifiers, consultants, government figures, academics and business people.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Companion Website -- Chapter 1 Quality Improvement and Management -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Statistical Quality Control -- 1.2.1 Quality and the Customer -- 1.2.2 Quality Improvement -- 1.2.3 Quality and Productivity --...

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Disclaimer -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Fishery sector -- 1.1 Characterization of seafood -- 1.1.1 Classification -- 1.1.2 Anatomy -- 1.1.3 Chemical composition -- 1.1.4 Marine ecosystem -- 1.2 Characterization...

A complete roadmap to a revolution in business excellence founded on innovation Author and successful innovator Nicholas Webb believes we need a revolution in business excellence founded on innovation. In The Innovation Playbook, you will learn why innovations fail, the five rules of customer...

The presented collection of scientific papers is focused on materials, technologies and quality assurance in the field of machines and equipment. These topics are among the fundamental research fields at the Faculty of Engineering of the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra.The collection...

Title page -- CIP data -- Contents -- Figures and tables -- Overview -- Guidelines for Using FMEAs -- General Information -- When to Use -- Stages of an FMEA -- Flowchart -FMEA Stages -- High-Level Risk Assessments -- Graphic - Fishbone (Ishikawa) Diagram -- Planning and Design Risk Assessments...