... as outlined and give them appropriate priority and focus. The study could well be extended to service industries. Sunil Sharma can be contacted at: ssharma@fms.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 India Manufacturing industries Six Sigma Critical success factors Tools...

...Jyoti Prakas Majumdar; B. Murali Manohar Purpose Total productive maintenance (TPM) is a very powerful program of equipment maintenance in manufacturing industries and is a direct part of total quality management (TQM). In the manufacturing industry, TPM is a very effective tool for improving...

... Manufacturing resource planning Effective factors Information systems LME Iran Manufacturing industries Service industries This study investigates the provided results of survey research carried out in active service‐manufacturing companies. The results obtained from the Friedman test indicate...

...Jyoti Prakas Majumdar; B. Murali Manohar Purpose Quality Circle is a very effective program and low‐cost tool for implementing total quality management (TQM) in industry. A good number of manufacturing industries have so far adopted the Quality Circle program successfully, however the Quality...

... Occupational health and safety Operations and production management Manufacturing industries Malaysia is a tropical country and the climate is hot and humid for the whole year. The temperature over the year and day varies typically between 24°C and 35°C, and the humidity ranges from 60 to 80 percent...

... on the fit or match between capability and supplier selection criteria, and this is a merit of this paper. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Supply chain management Supplier evaluation Organizational performance Manufacturing industries Korea “Supply chain” represents all...