... Limited Licensed re-use rights only COVID-19 Preventive activities AHP Kano model Decision making Fuzzy set theory Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) is caused by a novel virus known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and was identified as a pandemic...

... Quality 4.0 Industry 4.0 Quality management Internet of things Big data Machine learning Quality control Predictive quality Decision making RQ2. What are the current challenges that hinder Q4.0 adoption? A limited number of reviews has been conducted by other researchers...

..., and empowerment (Piper et al., 1993 ; Paine, 1994, 2007 ; Sims, 2000 ; Audi, 2012). Ethics Sustainability Corporate governance Leadership Business excellence Management Collaboration Decision making Strategic planning Excellence Corporate responsibility Total quality management...

...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...

...‐Gonzalez, 2001 ; Masud and Dean, 1993). In an attempt to respond to the needs of customers and stay at the edge of competitive advantage a decision‐making tool was developed that can integrate technology, organizational policies and customers requirements all into a product that is manageable...

...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...

... of these indices. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Failure modes and effects analysis Data analysis Performance management Linear programming Decision making Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is an easy to use and yet powerful pro‐active engineering quality method that helps...

...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; 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...

...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...

...‐ and y‐axes and divided the CS strategies into four quadrants: 1. critical strength; 2. insignificant strength; 3. potential threat; and 4. risk, opportunity. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Customer satisfaction Quality function deployment Strategy Decision making...

... to identify strengths and areas for improvement and the findings are reported. The model's ability to link self‐assessment with the strategic‐planning process is also commented upon. © MCB UP Limited 2003 European Foundation for Quality Management Modelling Self‐assessment Decision making...

... Decision making Facilitators Self‐managed learning © MCB UP Limited 2002 Neptune (UK) Ltd is a dynamic, ambitious private limited company, with “best practice” ideals and world‐class aspirations. Neptune’s core business is precision subcontract machining, which primarily involves...

.... R_ij = relationship value between the ith customer requirement and the jth design requirement; d. n = number of customer requirements; and e. m = number of design requirements. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Customer satisfaction Decision making...

... or R₂ may exist. These expected losses should be taken into consideration when designing the fuzzy controller. Quality assurance Fuzzy logics Decision making Competition in the world economy over the past several decades has brought about increasing pressure on manufacturing firms...

.... 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 In recent years acceptance sampling has fallen from favor. Current quality theory...

...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...

... and manufacturing firms in the United Arab Emirates, an oil‐rich developing country in the Middle East. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Decision making Management Quality control United Arab Emirates Quality management is a key factor in gaining competitive advantage. Much has been written about how...

... 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...