Quality Management and Practices
Quality Management and Practices

Author: Kim-Soon Ng

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2012-04-27

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9535105507

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This book is comprised of a collection of reviews and research works from international professionals from various parts of the world. A practical approach to quality management provides the reader with the understanding of basic to total quality practices in organizations, reflecting a systematic coverage of topics. Its main focus is on quality management practices in organization and dealing with specific total quality practices to quality management systems. It is intended for use as a reference at the universities, colleges, corporate organizations, and for individuals who want to know more about total quality practices. The works in this book will be a helpful and useful guide to practitioners seeking to understand and use the appropriate approaches to implement total quality.

Calidad y dirección de empresas
Calidad y dirección de empresas

Author: Enrique Claver Cortés

Publisher:

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 9788447012312

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El objeto de esta obra es la Dirección de la Calidad como aspecto clave para la competitividad de cualquier empresa. Así, desde un marco teórico-práctico, los autores intentan sentar las bases sobre las que toda organización empresarial pueda aplicar nuevas destrezas directivas, que integren aspectos técnicos y humanos, con la finalidad de conseguir los objetivos de calidad exigidos por el mercado actual. En definitiva, la Dirección de la Calidad es algo más que la aplicación de unos modelos estandarizados, es una forma de entender el funcionamiento de la empresa, su personal, sus procesos y productos y, sobre todo, sus clientes. Introducción.— 1. EVOLUCIÓN Y DEFINICIÓN DEL CONCEPTO DE CALIDAD: Evolución del concepto de calidad. Definición de calidad. Concepto de dirección de la calidad. De la filosofía taylorista al enfoque moderno de calidad.— 2. IMPLANTACIÓN DE UN SISTEMA DE CALIDAD: Ciclo generador de la calidad. Responsabilidad de la dirección con la calidad. Estructura para la calidad. Implantación de un sistema de calidad.— 3. PROCESO DE DIRECCIÓN DE LA CALIDAD: Planificación de la calidad. Organización para la calidad. Control de la calidad. Mejora continua como kaizen e innovación.— 4. DIRECCIÓN DE RECURSOS HUMANOS EN UN AMBIENTE DE CALIDAD: Cultura de calidad. Liderazgo para la calidad. El personal y la calidad.— 5. ASPECTOS TÉCNICOS DE LA CALIDAD: Herramientas para la calidad. Sistemas de sugerencias.— 6. ESTRATEGIA Y CALIDAD: Dirección estratégica de la calidad. Estrategias de calidad según Deming, Juran y Crosby. Tipologías y niveles de las estrategias de calidad. Implicaciones estratégicas de la calidad. Calidad y aprendizaje.— 7. MODELOS ESTANDARIZADOS DE CALIDAD: Modelo europeo de calidad. ISO 14000. ISO 9000. Relación entre ISO 9000 y el Modelo Europeo de Calidad.— Índice de figuras. Índice de tablas. Bibliografía.

Author:

Publisher: Editorial Elearning, S.L.

Published:

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13:

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Maintenance Management in Network Utilities
Maintenance Management in Network Utilities

Author: Juan F Gómez Fernández

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-02-22

Total Pages: 411

ISBN-13: 1447127579

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In order to satisfy the needs of their customers, network utilities require specially developed maintenance management capabilities. Maintenance Management information systems are essential to ensure control, gain knowledge and improve-decision making in companies dealing with network infrastructure, such as distribution of gas, water, electricity and telecommunications. Maintenance Management in Network Utilities studies specified characteristics of maintenance management in this sector to offer a practical approach to defining and implementing the best management practices and suitable frameworks. Divided into three major sections, Maintenance Management in Network Utilities defines a series of stages which can be followed to manage maintenance frameworks properly. Different case studies provide detailed descriptions which illustrate the experience in real company situations. An introduction to the concepts is followed by main sections including: • A Literature Review: covering the basic concepts and models needed for framework design, development and implementation. • Framework Design and Definition: developing the basic pillars of network utilities maintenance management framework. • Performance Evaluation & Maturity: focusing on the reliability concept and maturity models from different viewpoints. By establishing basic foundations for creating and maintaining maintenance managements strategies, Maintenance Management in Network Utilities acts a practical handbook for all professionals in these companies and across areas such as network development, operations management and marketing.

Achieving Competitive Advantage through Quality Management
Achieving Competitive Advantage through Quality Management

Author: Marta Peris-Ortiz

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-06-26

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 3319172514

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This book examines the ways in which quality management methods, tools, and practices help improve an organization’s performance and achieve sustainable competitive advantages. This volume includes quality techniques and tools such as the EFQM Model, SERVPERF model, E-S-Qual scale and the ISO 9001 certification and provide a wide variety of empirical studies in different economic sectors. In the current economic environment, characterized by economic turmoil and fierce competition, quality management has become a key strategy for organizations to overcome today’s challenges. Organizations benefits from implementing quality management systems by following two approaches. First, they implement quality practices aimed at ensuring customer satisfaction by considering consumer expectations and establishing strategies accordingly. Second, organizations improve processes by establishing efficient and effective process management systems that improve productivity, lower costs, reduce unnecessary expenses, eliminate all non-value added activities, and ultimately maximize excellence and customer satisfaction. Quality management thereby provides tools, techniques, and methods for continuous process improvement in both the professional and academic worlds, which, when implemented by organizations in times of crisis, enable more effective administration of activities undertaken by managers. Containing contributions from various academics and scholars, this new book provides cutting edge research, methods and techniques providing a reference manual for academics, scholars, practitioners and policy-makers.

Principles of Operations Management
Principles of Operations Management

Author: Jay H. Heizer

Publisher: Pearson Educación

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 710

ISBN-13: 9789702605256

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In this textbook, Heizer (business administration, Texas Lutheran U.) and Render (operations management, Rollins College) provide a broad introduction to the field of operations management. A sampling of topics includes operations strategy for competitive advantage, forecasting, design of goods and services, human resources, e- commerce, project management, inventory management, and maintenance. The CD-ROM contains video case studies, lecture notes, Excel OM and Extend software, and additional practice problems. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR

Quality Management
Quality Management

Author: Donna C. S. Summers

Publisher: Pearson Educación

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9789702608134

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Designed to enable readers to recognize the cornerstones of creating and sustaining organizational effectiveness, the First Edition is based on key quality initiatives including Six Sigma, the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, ISO 9000, lean manufacturing, and value creation. This book explores how quality management has progressed from an emphasis on the management of quality to a focus on the quality of managing, operating, and integrating customer service, marketing, production, delivery, information, and finance areas throughout an organization's value chain. For professionals with a career or interest in business, engineering, engineering technology, and quality management.

Soft Computing in Management and Business Economics
Soft Computing in Management and Business Economics

Author: Anna M. Gil-Lafuente

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2012-06-23

Total Pages: 463

ISBN-13: 3642304575

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This book is a collection of selected papers presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Management and Business Economics (AEDEM), held at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Barcelona, 05 – 07 June, 2012. This edition of the conference has been presented with the slogan “Creating new opportunities in an uncertain environment”. There are different ways for assessing uncertainty in management but this book mainly focused on soft computing theories and their role in assessing uncertainty in a complex world. The present book gives a comprehensive overview of general management topics and discusses some of the most recent developments in all the areas of business and management including management, marketing, business statistics, innovation and technology, finance, sports and tourism. This book might be of great interest for anyone working in the area of management and business economics and might be especially useful for scientists and graduate students doing research in these fields.