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Despite long‐standing interest in the quality movement by marketing scholars, marketing managers have not seized … opportunities to provide leadership as the quality movement has centered attention on customer satisfaction. Significant corporate … investments in quality programs suggest that the recent revision of the ISO 9000 standards to focus on collection and use of …
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processes Taiwanese consumers engage in when determining their quality evaluation. The results lend further support to the … existence of a relationship between culture and service quality evaluation. Practical implications – The paper has consequences … at a macro level for global strategy formulation and at a micro level for service quality measurement. Originality …
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respect to international brand names, COO and intrinsic quality differences. Design/methodology/approach – Within subject … brand name or a particular level of physical quality. Novices, for both products used COO as a halo regardless of brand name … and physical quality. Research limitations/implications – International brand names are used in a more analytical manner …
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its applications for Industry 4.0, such as Maintenance 4.0, Quality 4.0, Logistics 4.0, Manufacturing 4.0, Sustainability …
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Seeks to compare the quality management practices in three different countries: USA, India and China. For this research … various constructs representing quality management practices and quality results were conceptualized. A questionnaire survey … among the three countries with respect to quality practices.  …
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levels of importance on improving product quality, reducing manufacturing leadtimes, reducing per unit production costs and … interdependent dimensions: technical/operational objectives, total quality management‐based objectives, and business or marketing …
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Project managers in information systems play a central role in the development, maintenance, and enhancement of software. Software metrics assist these managers in identifying opportunities for process improvement and help quantify software characteristics. Weaknesses in the traditional...
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Efficient techniques of information collection and analysis are essential to all quality and productivity improvement … studies. Most established concepts of quality control are passive in nature, intended more for the maintenance of the status …
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Recognizing that technology is an important element of competitive strategy, the Frito‐Lay Kern facility has invested substantially in both its people and technology. Reviews the technology and process applications, highlights organizational approaches and discusses implementation issues and...
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standard. At the same time, the marketplace has become less tolerant of poor‐quality products and hidden maintenance costs … ongoing for the purpose of developing international quality standards. Also proposes an eight‐step framework that puts all 29 … management. Warns, however, that becoming ISO 9000 registered is only the first step to achieving consistent software quality.  …
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