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Cycle‐time and Cost Improvement by Designed Experiments

Sirvanci, Mete B.; Durmaz, Mahmut - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 11 (1994) 6, pp. 21-26

Cycle‐time reduction, an important practice in total quality management, helps in putting higher quality products and services to the marketplace faster. Reduction of the machining time for pin bearing grinding of an auto crankshaft is studied. A statistically designed experiment is employed...

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The Stages of Quality Management Evolution in the Pacific Rim

Wacker, John G.; Sheu, Chwen - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 11 (1994) 7, pp. 38-50

estimate the quality development stage. After evaluating their quality stage manufacturing firms can improve quality …

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Frameworks for Understanding Business Process Re‐engineering

Childe, S.J.; Maull, R.S.; Bennett, J. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 14 (1994) 12, pp. 22-34

Specification of a Business Process Re‐engineering Methodology for Small and Medium Sized Manufacturing Enterprises”. A traditional … analysis. The first identifies the major business processes in any manufacturing company, the second seeks to classify types of …

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Continuous improvement capability: assessment within one case study organisation

Kerrin, Máire - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 19 (1999) 11, pp. 1154-1167

efficiency within the manufacturing setting. However, the development of a sustainable CI programme has proved more problematic …

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Kontinuierliche Verbesserung mit Total Productive Management : Ziele und Kennzahlen für Verbesserungsprogramme in der Produktion

Koschnitzke, Thomas - 2008

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Applying Deming to Service

Akande, Adebowale - In: Management Decision 30 (1992) 3

Assesses the current status and future prospects of quality and productivity improvement efforts in business, especially in America. Presents a picture of the state of the art of quality as a way of life in the service sector. Lots of service operations lag behind manufacturers in making quality...

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Quality Teams as Improvement Support Systems (ISS)

Barad, M.; Kayis, B. - In: Management Decision 32 (1994) 6, pp. 49-57

Remarkable improvements in results achieved during the past decade by some US manufacturing companies show the crucial …

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A comparison of Australian firms and their use of continuous improvement tools

Hyland, Paul; Mellor, Robert; O’Mara, Eddie; … - In: The TQM Magazine 12 (2000) 2, pp. 117-124

Continuous improvement (CI) is a process used by manufacturing firms to improve quality, reduce lead times, reduce … manufacturing function at the operator level. This article reports on the experiences of mature firms, so providing useful guidance …

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Total Quality Management: A Framework for Application in Manufacturing

Mustafa Pulat, B. - In: The TQM Magazine 6 (1994) 1, pp. 44-49

Presents the philosophy of TQM and operational elements which allow its application in a manufacturing environment … are then positioned in an evolutionary model for a step‐by‐step introduction of TQM into a manufacturing environment …

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Large firms versus small firms ‐ do they implement CI the same way?

Chapman, Ross L.; Sloan, Terry R. - In: The TQM Magazine 11 (1999) 2, pp. 105-110

An Australia‐wide study of continuous improvement (CI) in manufacturing was initiated in 1996/97 by conducting a … benchmarking survey examining the CI activities of medium to large manufacturing firms. While most larger firms have an awareness …

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