..., one can focus on different preventive activities according to their classification, weights and ranks. COVID-19 Preventive activities AHP Kano model Decision making Fuzzy set theory Shwetank Avikal can be contacted at: shwetank.avikal@gmail.com 12 08 2022 28 12 2022...

... and mature in this field. Figure 2 Published articles per year Figure 3 Type of publications over the years Quality 4.0 Industry 4.0 Quality management Internet of things Big data Machine learning Quality control Predictive quality Decision making The arrival...

... such as the maturity of the individual’s ethical capabilities. This internal factor was identified to be a source of unlimited or renewable individual energy, motivation, commitment, creativity, performance, responsibility, ethical reasoning and decision making, knowledge management, and personal satisfaction (Paine...

...Yahia Zare Mehrjerdi Purpose The paper seeks to give some reviews of quality function deployment and by using a systems thinking perspective to show how QFD can be a useful and profit‐making tool for business decision making in general. Design/methodology/approach In order to show that QFD...

..., but it was not until the 1980s that the Western world began to appreciate it as a technique and began using it as a tool for decision‐making purposes. QFD has been applied successfully in many Japanese organizations to improve processes and to build competitive advantage. Today, companies are successfully using QFD...

...Ben Clegg; Natcha Thawesaengskulthai Purpose A growing number of publications have questioned and raised awareness of improvement fashions, especially in the area of quality management (QM), but rational decision‐making process has been promoted. Thus, this paper aims to address the selection...

...”. Given a set of decision‐making units (DMUs) j=1, … , n utilizing quantities of inputs X∈x^mto produce quantities of outputs Y∈y^s. Denotes x_ij the amount of the ith input...

...André Segismundo; Paulo Augusto Cauchick Miguel Purpose Effectively managing risk is an essential element of successful project management. In this sense, the present study seeks to propose a systematisation of technical risk management through the use of FMEA to optimise the decision making...

...Robert Hunt; Catherine P. Killen; John K. Christiansen; Claus Varnes Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the behavior of decision makers in portfolio management meetings on innovation projects and to study decision‐making behavior at these meetings. Design/methodology/approach...

...Robert Hunt; Catherine P. Killen; Maged S. Morcos Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline a structured Multi‐Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methodology to help organisations efficiently allocate limited resources (investments in this case) to different R&D projects within attainable...

... or low, the importance plays a crucial role in decision making. Regardless of the purpose for developing HOQ, market research is needed to collect the relevant customer demand data. Further HOQ comparison and transfer operations are required to clearly reflect VOC into the core of the enterprise's...

... decision‐making problems are common occurrences in everyday life. For example, a job one chooses may depend on its prestige, location, salary, working conditions and so on. Similarly, the measurement and evaluation of self‐assessment also constitute an MCDM problem. In the EFQM (2000) model, nine...

..., environment and growth among US semiconductor ventures ”, Administrative Science Quarterly , Vol. 35 , pp. 504 ‐ 29 . Follett , M.P . (1924), Creative Experience , Longmans, Green , New York, NY . Guetzkow , H . and Gyr , J. (1954), “ An analysis of conflict in decision making...

... The hierarchical framework proposed is composed of six stages which provide a basis for systematic group decision making aimed at improving the planning of the development process (see Figure 2). The proposed framework is a representation of a complex problem solving process in a multistage structure whose first...

... Quality assurance Fuzzy logics Decision making Competition in the world economy over the past several decades has brought about increasing pressure on manufacturing firms to compete on the basis of quality. Consequently, firms have devoted a considerable amount of resources to quality...

.... For computational purposes of this paper we have used a discrete approximation to the continuous triangular distribution. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Acceptance sampling Decision making Reliability Systems design The curve for case four shows the probability distribution on system reliability...

...Linley C. Hartmann; Margaret Patrickson This paper questions whether a decision making approach based on rational processes is appropriate considering recent developments in decision theory. The paper begins by comparing the behaviour of managerial decision makers with the expected behaviour...

... further corroboration of Saraph et al.’s results. Examines the level of practice of factors of quality management in the UAE. Suggests that better use of the instrument is accomplished when it is used jointly with other instruments that measure customer satisfaction. Decision making...

... TQM is successful in an organization is determined by the initial impact of TQM efforts. Experts like Juran have suggested an incremental approach to TQM introduction, stressing pilot projects in some business units/areas of an organization. Presents a multiple‐criteria decision‐making (MCDM)model...

... of inspection accuracy to the organisation. © MCB UP Limited 1989 DECISION MAKING QUALITY CONTROL VALUE IJQRM 6,2 40 Posterior Analysis of Inspector Accuracy by Majid Jaraiedi and Wafik H. Iskander Department of Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, USA The inspection function...