The Signiifcant Effect of Quality Measurement, Benchmarking and Employee Focus on Productivity and Profitability
Title | The Signiifcant Effect of Quality Measurement, Benchmarking and Employee Focus on Productivity and Profitability PDF eBook |
Author | Arawati Agus |
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Release | 2008 |
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Operations Management and Productivity Techniques
Title | Operations Management and Productivity Techniques PDF eBook |
Author | T. T. KACHWALA |
Publisher | PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. |
Pages | 431 |
Release | 2009-03-04 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 812033602X |
The concept of Operations Management is universally applicable to all functions including Production, Materials, Human Resources, Marketing, Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Operations Management is an effective and efficient way of carrying out a business process (manufactur-ing or service sector) aimed at maximization of Customer Satisfaction and Return On Investment. The concept of productivity implies effectiveness and efficiency in individual and organizational performance, reflected in the creation of surplus through productive operations. This book provides readers with an easy-to-understand treatment of all aspects of Operations Management and explains the expanded coverage of the role of Operations Management in the organization. Manufacturing and service operations are given equal treatment. While focusing on the basic principles and core operations in a straightforward and well structured style, the book provides students with an understanding of managing operations, effectively and efficiently, in the following areas: Total Quality Management Statistical Process Control Total Productive Management Service Quality Management Supply Chain Management Inventory Management Written for MBA students as well as for B.Tech. students in Mechanical/Production/Industrial engineering, this book covers the curriculum of different universities for a course in Operations Management.
DAC Guidelines and Reference Series Poverty and Health
Title | DAC Guidelines and Reference Series Poverty and Health PDF eBook |
Author | OECD |
Publisher | OECD Publishing |
Pages | 90 |
Release | 2003-04-08 |
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ISBN | 9264100202 |
This book on poverty and health, jointly published by the OECD and WHO, sets out the essential components of a broad-scope “pro-poor” health approach for action within the health system and beyond it. It is for development practitioners in the area of health issues.
The Balanced Scorecard
Title | The Balanced Scorecard PDF eBook |
Author | Robert S. Kaplan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 9 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Business planning |
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Perspectives on Organizational Fit
Title | Perspectives on Organizational Fit PDF eBook |
Author | Cheri Lee Ostroff |
Publisher | Psychology Press |
Pages | 490 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Communication in organizations |
ISBN | 080585195X |
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Benchmarking for Best Practice
Title | Benchmarking for Best Practice PDF eBook |
Author | Mohamed Zairi |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 512 |
Release | 2010-02-17 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1136426566 |
Benchmarking for Best Practice uses up-to-the-minute case-studies of individual companies and industry-wide quality schemes to show how and why implementation has succeeded. For any practitioner wanting to establish best practice in a wide variety of business areas, this book makes essential reading. It is also an ideal textbook on the applications of TQM since it describes concepts, covers definitions and illustrates the applications with first-hand examples. Professor Mohamed Zairi is an international expert and leading figure in the field of benchmarking. His pioneering work in this area led to the implementation of sixty comprehensive benchmarking projects in companies worldwide. He has written several books on this subject including 'Practical Benchmarking' in 1992.
Managing Quality
Title | Managing Quality PDF eBook |
Author | Mihaela L Kelemen |
Publisher | SAGE |
Pages | 223 |
Release | 2002-12-12 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0857022288 |
Managing Quality provides a comprehensive review and critical analysis of quality management discourses and techniques by drawing on a number of management disciplines such as operations management, HRM, organizational behaviour, strategy, marketing and organization theory. The book: - introduces readers to key concepts and issues in quality management - provides an overview of both managerial and critical perspectives on quality management - presents the ′wisdom′ of quality management gurus - documents the way quality is pursued in manufacturing, service and public sector organizations - compares and contrasts hard and soft technologies of quality management - critically reviews the rhetoric of TQM and business process re-engineering (BPR) - examines the consequences of quality on stakeholders - scrutinizes the language of quality management - documents the mundane nature of quality managemnt practices through the use of real life case studies Managing Quality is an up-to-date and student-centered treatment of quality management that will be essential reading for undergraduate students of operations and quality management. It will also be extremely relevant to all MBA students, and useful reading for students of HRM, organization theory and the sociology of organizations.