... 2008 Quality management Quality function deployment Quality audit Innovation ISO 9000 series In the present economic environment, more and more companies implement quality management systems (QMSs) in the attempt of bringing supplementary competitive advantages to their businesses...

...). The group of 1,500 companies was selected from a database of 7,000 certified organisations Australia‐wide. Milé Terziovski can be contacted at: milet@unimelb.edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 ISO 9000 series Quality standards Continuous improvement Quality audit Quality...

..., more or less strong, strong, very strong. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Product quality Maintenance Quality audit Statistically based maintenance policies aim, in general, to reduce the number of failures, failure cost and cost of associated repair. The implementation of vibration‐based...

..., computer‐based technology is transferred and disseminated through auditors. The interrelationship between the computer and quality auditing is analysed. Innovative and integrative auditing of quality assurance systems is shown to be instrumental in attaining technological improvements. The American Society...