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empirical research into the variables influencing participation in Quality Circles. A study at a major US aerospace company is …
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This article presents a new chain sampling plan for three atttibute classes where items are classified into three categories namely good, marginal and bad. Various performance characteristics of interest to quality control engineers and plan designers are derived through GERT approach. In order...
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This article provides tables based on the Poisson model for selection of chain sampling plans of type ChSP‐(0,1). The Indifference Quality Level and the Maximum Allowable Percent Defective are the criteria used for fixing the ChSP‐(0,1) plan. Procedures for selection of plans for given...
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recent years. This has resulted in many improvements in the quality and management of quality in New Zealand firms. Research …
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Reviews the literature dealing with the nature and characteristics of service and applies it to 30 selected services with the objective of synthesizing a classification scheme to recognize operational similarities between services. This has the purpose of enabling learning by comparison of...
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an updated definition. Presents the main results of investigations made during a long research carried out in this … and culminated in the evolution of a focused SQM system model. Concludes by briefing the major findings of the research …
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States that the US military has adopted total quality management (TQM) initiatives to help maximize effectiveness during downsizing. Identifies, however, some potential barriers to military applications, for example, the autocratic hierarchy on which the military is based may not be conducive to...
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viewpoint paper, the authors do not report any methodology other than the general research that the authors have been conducting …/value – This is a fairly original paper in that there has been only limited research on innovation in China.  …
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presents the findings and issues addressed in the research. It explores the trend in IOS publications and presents a breakdown … of this literature based on its country‐ and region‐specific focus. It examines the mix of authorship of IOS research …, the methodologies employed, and discusses future directions for IOS research.  …
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specific requirements of survey research aimed at gathering and analysing data for theory testing are contrasted with other …This paper provides guidelines for the design and execution of survey research in operations management (OM). The … types of survey research. The focus is motivated by the need to tackle the various issues which arise in the process of …
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