...-in-time (JIT) and total quality management (TQM) practices and the subsequent impact on operational performance of manufacturing firms. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from 104 manufacturing managers, supervisors and quality professionals and analyzed using a path analysis...

... of opinions will be added to discuss feeling of how companies can benefit from the JIT method. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 JIT MRP TQM System People Production Does Manufacturing Need to Make JIT Delivery Work? by Seyed-Mahmoud Aghazadeh, Department of Business Administration...

.... Emphasizes C&A’s concentration on reducing costs and use of recycling before going on to consider the TQM programme which has driven the success of Craflex. Management Research News How Do Textile Companies Keep Quality High? by Bo-Yen Pablo Hsu and Brian H. Kleiner A company that has used technology...

...Victor H.Y. Lo Considers TQM from a cultural perspective using the influence of Confucian work dynamism and Chinese cultural beliefs on Hong Kong companies. Asks if these cultural beliefs conflict with modern quality management philosophy and presents the findings of research covering Chinese...

.... Emphasizes the interdependence of all these factors for success. Briefly covers the problem of satisfying the conflicting demands of different stakeholders. Quality Stakeholders TQM © MCB UP Limited 1999 Management Research News Building the Quality Organisation: What Managers Must Do...