...Hans van der Bij; Jeroen H.W. van Ekert Describes a qualitative study on interaction between systems for production control and quality control within industrial organisations. Production control and quality control interact in a sense. Good performance for one aspect often influences or frustrates...

... are the key elements for successful implementation of TQM[ 10 ]: 1. commitment and involvement by top management; 2. a teamwork approach to solving problems; 3. thorough training to promote quality awareness; 4. improvement of quality control techniques and methods; 5...

...P. Aravindan; S.R. Devadasan; B.V. Dharmendra; V. Selladurai Reviews the global status of total quality management (TQM). Emphasizes continuous quality improvement as one of the main pillars of TQM. Illustrates a part of the research that was carried out to examine Taguchi′s on‐line quality control...

... of changes in the scheduling practices,allocation of scarce resources, patient demand patterns, and priority rules for serving patients. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Health care Quality control Scheduling United Arab Emirates A Simulation Model for Scheduling in the Emergency Room Masood A. Badri...

...Sin‐Hoon Hum There is now a wide body of literature pertaining to the Japanese manufacturing philosophies and techniques embodied in the terms just‐in‐time (JIT) and total quality control (TQC). The current emphasis is on the operational issues and benefits such as the reduction of set‐up times...

.... A group of production managers is compared with a group of quality control managers, using a hierarchical model reflecting decision‐process goal constraints. Study results reveal that the goal hierarchies of production managers differ significantly from quality control managers. Given the role demands...

...Binshan Lin Management of quality control has shown a shift from an inspection‐oriented approach towards a defect‐prevention and organisation‐focused planning process. The development of a quality control information system (QCIS) should focus on management, planning and control issues...

...S.K. Goyal; A. Gunasekaran A study of the effect of the dynamic process quality control on the economics of production and the Total System Cost (TSC) is dealt with. A mathematical model is presented for estimating the Economic Investment in Quality (EIQ) and the Economic Production Quantity (EPQ...

... demand equal recognition. The production of a high volume single item has given way to that of low volume multiple items, which in turn requires some modification of production systems and brings flexible manufacturing,Just‐in‐Time production and total quality control into sharper focus...

...” on the traditional treadmill. A guide to managing the supply chain is provided and recommendations made for future “best practice” in the light of existing processes. © MCB UP Limited 1989 Quality control Subcontracting Supply Kaizen Getting Supplier the Message Across? Quality Improvement Getting...

... managers. The main steps in developing the process are described along with the problems encountered. © MCB UP Limited 1989 Manufacturing industry Quality Quality control United Kingdom Kaizen A Case Study of the Typical Issues Involved in Quality Improvement Typical Issues Involved...

... results arising from its application. © MCB UP Limited 1988 Decision Making Management Manufacturing Quality Control Number 5 Quality Management Effectiveness An Analytical Approach 239 by A.J. Duncalf and B.G. Dale, pp. 1-46 Decision Making, Management, Manufacturing, Quality Control...

...Maling Ebrahimpour; A. Ansari Certain Japanese techniques have been introduced to American management; one of these is quality control circles (QCCs). The intent of this article is to address the managerial aspects of QCCs rather than to explore their internal operation. A goal programming (GP...

... Decision Making Quality Control 15 Quality-Related Decision Making: A Study in Six British. Companies by B.G. Dale and A.J. Duncalf UMIST, UK and Preston Polytechnic, UK, respectively Received June 1984 Revised September 1984 This article presents the results of a study on how quality-related decisions...