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An application of quality function deployment to industrial training courses

Franceschini, Fiorenzo; Terzago, Marco - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 15 (1998) 7, pp. 753-768

for a total quality management (TQM) approach of training centers. Practical effects of this new methodology are finally …

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Value engineering for managing the design process

Fang, W‐H.; Rogerson, J.H. - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 16 (1999) 1, pp. 42-55

A number of techniques have been investigated (labelling and grouping, categorisation and importance level) to establish usable metrics for the quality management of the design process. The use of importance levels seemed to be the most effective method used with an adaptation of the value...

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Number representation method for obtaining two‐factor interaction columns in two‐level orthogonal arrays

Tsai, Hsien‐Tang - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 16 (1999) 6, pp. 552-561

In the Taguchi’s experimentations, orthogonal arrays, interaction tables, and linear graphs are provided for planning experiments, but they become quite unwieldy when the number of runs is large. The purpose of this article is to propose a quick and easy method for obtaining two‐factor...

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A conceptual model for quality integrated management in small and medium size enterprises

Husband, Stuart; Mandal, Purnendu - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 16 (1999) 7, pp. 699-713

In the literature, numerous quality models or approaches are suggested for small and medium size enterprises (SMEs), but there is little or no evidence to support the success or otherwise of these models as they apply to SMEs. The validity of quality methods in SMEs is central to growing debate...

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Exploring organizational architecture and space: a case for heterodox research

Peltonen, Tuomo - In: International Journal of Organizational Analysis 20 (2012) 1, pp. 68-81

organizational space and architecture by employing concepts and frameworks from multi‐paradigm and mixed methods research. Design/methodology …

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Reviving organisational memetics through Cultural Linnæanism

Sinclair Lord, Andrew - In: International Journal of Organizational Analysis 20 (2012) 3, pp. 349-370

managements science. Design/methodology/approach – Owing to present methodological immaturity of cultural science then a high … conceptual level of meta‐methodology is required. This scope necessarily overlooks specific technical details. Life …

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Action research and intervention research in the French landscape of organizational research

Savall, Henri; Zardet, Véronique - In: International Journal of Organizational Analysis 22 (2014) 4, pp. 551-572

international stage through review publications and wider works. Design/methodology/approach – A narrative approach was used to …

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A methodology for achieving agility in manufacturing organisations

Zhang, Z.; Sharifi, H. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 20 (2000) 4, pp. 496-513

agile manufacturing. This paper discusses these concepts and presents a methodology to assist manufacturing companies to … achieve agility. Industrial questionnaire surveys and case studies are carried out to support and validate the methodology …. Results and conclusions derived from the surveys and case studies in support of the methodology are reported. …

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An object‐oriented specification of a flexible manufacturing cell

Mak, K.L.; Lau, H.Y.K. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 20 (2000) 5, pp. 534-548

‐oriented methodology to address the task of AMS supervisory software development. The effectiveness of the methodology is examined in an …

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Organisation design in operations management

Ruffini, Frans A.J.; Boer, Harry; van Riemsdijk, Maarten J. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 20 (2000) 7, pp. 860-879

The organisational design of production systems is thought to be one of the key determinants of their performance. Therefore, in order to enable them to contribute effectively to the successful creation of products and services, OM practitioners need up‐to‐date, comprehensive and...

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