... performed. Findings There is a clear focus on the implications of technology for Quality, but other relevant topics include business management and strategy models and systems, as well as human or soft factors. Results reveal an increasing interest in Quality 4.0 as well as a link between topics...

...Kimberly Deranek; Steven Kramer; Sharon Siegel Purpose This research compared the efficacy of process outcomes leveraging lean methods versus traditional pedagogy applied to dental education dependent on emerging technology. The pedagogical objective was to improve system efficiency without...

...Satish Mehra Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the impact of successfully assessing basic resources of an organization, such as technology and human resources, needed to enhance performance of service businesses through the use of quality management ideals. Effective coordination...

...Satish Mehra; Joshua T. Coleman Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the impact of successfully coordinating infrastructural capabilities, such as technology, and structural capabilities, such as people, on the performance of service businesses. Effective coordination of these two types...

...Chu‐Hua Kuei; Christian N. Madu; Chinho Lin; Wing S. Chow A two‐stage framework is developed on supply chain quality and technology management. This is based on a survey of the perceptions of practicing managers from Hong Kong’s business corporations. The two‐stage process involves empirical...

... of the on‐line desalting processes. Desalination technology is used to produce fresh water from saline sources. States that the results obtained give useful information on the physical considerations and desalting process efficiency. © MCB UP Limited 1997 where θ(k) and φ(k...

...Geanie W. Margavio; Ross L. Fink; Thomas M. Margavio Quality improvement decisions are the catalyst for substantial technological improvements being made in the manufacturing sector. The new technology, however, has developed faster than techniques for evaluating capital investments...