... that is not easily accessible. Sunday Ayoola Oke can be contacted at: sa_oke@yahoo.com 12 12 2018 01 02 2020 12 03 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Maintenance Manufacturing industry Mechanical failure Performance...

...Rahul Kumar; Kanwarpreet Singh; Sanjiv Kumar Jain Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the contribution of agile manufacturing (AM) initiatives in the Indian manufacturing industry and their influence on the business performance enhancement. Design/methodology/approach A survey...

... and suppliers wherein the quality levels at a given time are the function of quality levels in preceding period(s). The dynamics of manufacturing industry particularly product-centric manufacturing has evolved from the era of mid-to-late twentieth century (Spring et al., 2017). Between the period...

... and senior managers working in small and medium enterprises of Thai manufacturing industry. Regarding the quantitative approach, the data were collected by means of survey from 598 respondents from 374 companies. Qualitative data were collected from 40 participants by participant observation, non-participant...

...Mihir Patel; Darshak Arunbhai Desai Purpose The purpose of this paper is to capture the status of implementation of Six Sigma in various manufacturing industries and also examine the success of the Six Sigma by using different performance indicators. Design/methodology/approach The methodology...

... are being utilized by manufacturing industry to improve the performance of current manufacturing system processes. This study attempts to evaluate the performance of different elements of KAIZEN in manufacturing industry of Northern India. The importance level of different elements of KAIZEN, important...

.... Quality management; services Contingency theory Manufacturing industry Service industry Concepts of QM were first developed and implemented by large Japanese and subsequently adopted by large US organizations (Powell, 1995 ; Sila, 2007). Much of the academic literature has therefore examined...

... systems of production and work organization in Spain. The manufacturing industry constitutes the scope of our study. The concept of manufacturing industry is clearly defined in the national classification of economic activity (NACE), which includes all the industrial sectors (from code 15 to code 37...

... and selling price of the product.” Here, the notion of worth is incorporated into the definition of quality, making this more subjective than objective. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Quality Competitive strategy Product quality Manufacturing industry The quality literature is replete...

... and mentions the possibility of exploiting artificial intelligence techniques like expert systems for carrying out SQM practices more effectively. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Manufacturing industry Research Strategic management Systems modelling TQM From the days of the Industrial Revolution...

... are in a manufacturing industry, more than 14 per cent are in a service industry, 7 per cent are in a distribution business and about 11 per cent are in other industries. Most of the questionnaires were answered by quality control professionals: quality control managers, quality supervisors, general managers...

... employees are introduced to the reasons behind the organization’s push for improved quality and then proceeding to refine the meaning in functions, departments and work‐groups. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Competitive advantage ISO 9000 Manufacturing industry Standards TQM United Kingdom...

... is based on an intense desire to achieve victory. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Customer satisfaction European Union Implementation ISO 9000 Manufacturing industry TQM United Kingdom The philosophy provides the overall concept that fosters continuous improvement in an organization...

... for Various Process Standard Deviations Table II Present Value Computations for Stated Change in Process Standard Deviation When Cost of Rejecting Once Customer Receives Widget(c) Is $10 © MCB UP Limited 1994 Capital budgeting Kaizen Manufacturing industry Quality...

... ]. In this section an overview of the research method will be given,followed by a description of the research tools (questionnaires and structured interviews) and the Business Performance Classification System. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Organizational performance Manufacturing industry Quality Quality...

...Hans Eisen; Bernard J. Mulraney; Amrik S. Sohal Reports on a survey relating to the ongoing search for understanding of impediments to the more comprehensive and more rapid adoption, by Australian manufacturing industry, of modern quality management practices. Of the 338 valid responses...

... involvement in quality‐improvement activities is found to be an increasing commitment to employee training in the areas of: TQM principles; statistical tools; group problem‐solving skills; and leadership skills. © MCB UP Limited 1991 Australia Case Studies Manufacturing Industry Quality...

...Neil S. Barnett Some aspects of the current dilemma facing much of Australia′s manufacturing industry during the present recession are examined. Despite the wave of quality awareness that is permeating education and industry, progress is still limited. The joint issues of solving fundamental human...

... experienced in implementing TQM and the critical success factors for TQM are presented. © MCB UP Limited 1991 AUSTRALIA MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY TQM BPR Implementation of TQM in an Australian Manufacturing TQM in Australian Manufacturing Company Helen De Cieri Graduate School of Management...

... material quality and process‐induced variables. MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY QUALITY SYSTEMS CASE STUDIES IJQRM 8,3 30 Received May 1990 Revised August 1990 Quality in Gear Manufacture: A Case Study A.J. Birkett Thorn Lighting Systems, Spennymoor, and P.M. Braiden University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK...