...Mete B. Sirvanci; Mahmut Durmaz 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...

... and on the part of the supplier, utilizes concurrent engineering and devotes considerable resources to education and training. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Cost reduction Customer satisfaction Cycle time reduction Empowerment Organization and methods Simultaneous engineering Teamwork TQM Training...