... the IMS issue, mainly by putting an integrated quality and environmental management system in place. Due to the existence of internationally accepted standards covering these two fields, namely ISO 9000 and 14000 series, such a scope of integration comes as no surprise. However, can and should other...

... to handle the environmental and traditional product quality requirements simultaneously. The “QFD for environment (QFDE)” proposed consists of four phases. Designers can find out which parts are the most important in enhancing environmental consciousness of their products by executing QFDE phase I and phase...

... legislation,public concerns and consumer requirements with traditional operations management (OM) thinking in order to support the view of the potential role of TQM in developing synergies between operational performance and environmental excellence. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Environment Manufacturing...

.... These environmental factors are uncontrollable at the micro level. This implies that the governmental body of experts should control these factors at the macro level to enhance implementation of effective quality programmes at the micro level. 5. The government should encourage, and if possible, provide funds...