... of new innovative solutions for industries. By harnessing blockchain technology, organizations can pinpoint key areas that could significantly benefit from its use, such as streamlining operations, providing secure and transparent digital solutions and fortifying data security. Design/methodology...

... of relevant variables and synthesis of coherent alternative strategies. Findings Results include the main variables of relevance for the definition of the ISO 9001 strategies (e.g. life cycle stage, organisational motivations, barriers, benefits, internalisation degree and quality of the certification...

...Bertha Viviana Ruales Guzmán; Oscar Fernando Castellanos Domínguez Purpose This study aims to address two objectives: to analyse how the benefits of quality management (QM) are perceived on specific productivity indicators of the Colombian dairy industry and to analyse the degree of QM...

.... A number of successful applications of Lean Six Sigma are then evidenced demonstrating examples across areas of the public sector. Findings This paper concludes that while Lean Six Sigma is applicable to the UK public sector additional work is required to better evidence the benefits and return...

... with these programs and the potential benefits to the employer and employee. Design/methodology/approach Due to the paucity of academic literature on the operational impact of employee wellness programs, a case study utilizing an internal company's resources and employee survey were also used to examine business...

...Katerina D. Gotzamani Purpose To exploit the main implications of the revised series of quality assurance standards ISO 9000:2000 for the certified organisations. The paper aims to identify the anticipated benefits of the changes in the series, as well as the main barriers and pitfalls that may...

...R. Eugene Hughes; Joseph M. Tomkiewicz Any number of explanations can be offered for the inclusion of health‐care benefits as a component of compensation. Among the more obvious and generally accepted explanations are: the cost‐effectiveness of large group purchases by the organization...

... and productivity improvements from its remaining workers, while giving them greater control over their financial fates. Suggests ways to make incentive play plans work, and lists a number of types of incentive pay plans. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Benefits Employees Incentives Productivity Quality...