... a conceptual framework that considers the industry's unique characteristics. Design/methodology/approach This research is based on a literature review of Quality 4.0, Industry 4.0 (I4.0) and QM in construction. A targeted review of existing frameworks with a focus on their technology, processes and people...

..., it is evident that Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are still struggling to understand, integrate and implement this strategy. This research work provides a comprehensive analysis of GLSS within MSMEs and proposes a conceptual integration framework of GLSS for improving economic and environmental...

... these universal barriers were identified, they were classified under Liker's 4P model, as explained in Section 1.2 . Michael Sony can be contacted at: msony@nust.na Lean implementation Barriers Toyota management principles Causal relationship Interrelation Framework Systemic approach...

...Naga Vamsi Krishna Jasti; V. Venkateswaran; Srinivas Kota; Kuldip Singh Sangwan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the evolution of total quality management (TQM) models, frameworks, and tools and techniques in higher education (HE) over the last thirty years from 1991 till 2020...

...Steven Montana Widodo; Ririn Diar Astanti; The Jin Ai; T.M.A. Ari Samadhi Purpose This paper tries to generalize business process improvement (BPI) methodology. It utilizes the seven-waste framework as an essential step in the methodology. While the seven-waste concept is usually applied...

... The authors initially critically reviewed several frameworks/roadmaps of Lean, Six Sigma and LSS which have been proposed in healthcare sector from the existing literature. This review has led to an understanding of key characteristics, limitations and reasons behind the development of such frameworks...

... Of the 23 hypotheses, 11 were statistically significant, and according to the empirical results a conceptual framework complying to Chinese condition is constructed and discussed in the finding parts to group soft CSFs of TQM into different levels of importance. Research limitations/implications...

...Ângelo Márcio Oliveira Sant'Anna Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a framework of decision making to aid practitioners in modeling and optimization experimental data for improvement quality of industrial processes, reinforcing idea that planning and conducting data modeling...