... principles of a special QFD variant for e‐commerce, called continuous QFD (CQFD), the article will show that QFD is suitable for planning electronic business applications as well. More than 30 years after the legendary NATO conference in Garmisch‐Partenkirchen which is celebrated as the moment software...

... functions and the characteristics of demands for electricity quality. A realistic packing enterprise is implemented to test the model methodology. The results of the implementation demonstrate that the proposed model is adequate for the high‐tech enterprise on deciding electricity quality planning...

... the critical processes and factors that may affect EMS planning. Empirical findings of a recent study in Hong Kong are presented, and a five‐stage EMS planning framework starting from strategy formulation to system implementation and evaluation is proposed. The framework integrates various perspectives...

... by supplementing four new criterion parts related to the company culture, namely creative and learning organisations. An extended PDSA loop for excellent strategy and planning is briefly described. The paper focusses on the culture loop within this framework and highlights what criterion parts and areas to address...

...Anne Martensen; Jens J. Dahlgaard This paper highlights how the European Business Excellence Model can be adapted to innovation when formulating strategies and plans. The Business Excellence Model is too general to be applied directly to innovation, and the authors find that specific criterion...

... the user is curious to know about expert decisions taken by decision makers in various parts of the world that have arisen while implementing quality circle programmes. Expert systems Planning Quality circles In this era of tough global competition, manufacturing firms are experiencing...

...Gauri Shankar; B.N. Mohapatra Introduces a conditional repetitive group sampling plan. The OC and ASN functions are derived by GERT approach. The present development would be a valuable addition to the literature and a useful device to quality control practitioners and also to quality control...

...T.F. Bott; S.W. Eisenhawer This article describes a programme planning tool for complex research and development projects called the Process Tree Management Tool (PTMT). The PTMT was developed for use in programme management for a particular large, diverse, advanced weapon system. The PTMT includes...