The Infona portal uses cookies, i.e. strings of text saved by a browser on the user's device. The portal can access those files and use them to remember the user's data, such as their chosen settings (screen view, interface language, etc.), or their login data. By using the Infona portal the user accepts automatic saving and using this information for portal operation purposes. More information on the subject can be found in the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. By closing this window the user confirms that they have read the information on cookie usage, and they accept the privacy policy and the way cookies are used by the portal. You can change the cookie settings in your browser.
Lean service is more important as it is a concrete mixture of tools and practices which when applied according to the situations faced that would certainly improvise the same ensuring the generation of financial and economic outcomes. Due to its evolution, lean is being implemented in service industries for attaining a competitive edge as well as high customers' satisfaction. There is a current necessity...
As machining tool systems become increasingly more complicated, the improvement of system scale and functions, increases the probability of system failure. To avoid human injuries caused by system failure, improve system reliability, and enhance the management of system failure and risk control, reliability analysis technology, called FMECA, has been applied many industries since the 1950s. This paper,...
A Changeover is the set of operations required to switch from producing one product to another and quite frequently it includes both setup and cleaning operations. Changeovers are especially critical for multi-product environments where flexibility, time and quality are key requirements of the manufacturing system. A range of environmental and economic impacts occur during changeover operations and...
The purpose of this paper is to understand quality management by describing differences between organisations and practices. This study looks at the scores for different criteria from the different quality award applicants in Sweden between 1992 and 2010. It is noteworthy to mention that the service industry outperforms the manufacturing industry. Furthermore, and maybe not surprisingly, large organisations...
Toyota, in Japan started the creation of this method in the early 1960's and hence it is also known as the “Toyota Production System” as it was used for their production of their automobiles. Therefore, the best definition of this system comes from Toyota i.e. JIT is a disciplined programme for improving overall productivity and reducing waste. It provides for the cost-effective production and delivery...
Outsourcing has evolved from getting external parties to perform non-core activities to getting them to do everything from design to ship, in turn creating the birth and tremendous growth of the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry or the contract manufacturing (CM) industry. However, the recent spate of recalls due to CM poor quality control have triggered the calls to include quality...
In the last four decades, TQM has won considerable attention from both industry practitioners and academics. TQM has become progressively more effective as organizations focus more on improving the quality of their products, services and internal operations to increase value to customers and gain competitive advantage. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to analyse these TQM components in a semiconductor...
The effectiveness and accuracy of prediction depends on the extent to which organizations implement certain data collection and processing. Many researchers have developed predicting models of the relationships of TQM practices and operating performance using regression analysis. However, the problem of multicollinearity in its simplest form has been traditionally characterized by a high correlation...
Over the last five decades the Toyota Production System (TPS) has evolved from an advanced socio-technical concept in manufacturing to a participative design for large-scale change management. Toyota has been able to sustain a strategic competitive advantage by applying TPS as a process innovation and intervention, as measured by quality, reliability, productivity, cost reduction, sales and market...
For many years, total quality management, concurrent engineering and knowledge management have won considerable attention from industrial practitioners and academia. However, few studies have been conducted on the influence of these three practices among Malaysian manufacturing firms. Hence, the objective of this study is to analyse the influence of TQM, CE and KM on engineering performance in a Malaysian...
This paper examines factors that influence knowledge sharing and the role of knowledge sharing in Total Quality Management (TQM). Knowledge is recognized as a key element in production processes that enhances the capacity of companies to be more responsive to customers' requirements. Prior works on knowledge sharing have focused on the service industry. This paper is one of the rare attempts to highlight...
Total Data Quality Management (TDQM) methodology claims that we should manage data as we manage products, but principles, guidelines, and techniques of Total Quality Management for physical products have limitations in TDQM practices because of the nature of data. Some concepts and models are proposed for resolving problems in TDQM practices. Firstly, history evolvement of product is discussed, and...
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate how the operation strategy, Total Quality Management (TQM), has been adopted and assimilated from parent company to oversea plant efficiently and effectively through the use of The Resource-Based View (RBV) theory framework. Insight experiences from a single case study of tire cord fabric manufacturing plant locating in Thailand are revealed. This company...
Research on quality had always been the key problem in study on enterprise management. Total quality management was both an approach to quality and a concept of management. This paper introduced the development of total quality management and the significance of the manufacturing industry. This paper establishes a total quality management performance evaluation indices system based on Analytical Hierarchy...
Quality management is an important aspect that needs to exert conscious and sustainable efforts to continuously improve all facets of business for a firm to survive and prosper. While a substantial body of literature has been developed linking quality management system to business performance, there is a dearth of evidence comparing the soft and hard factors and its impact on business performance...
In order to improve and sustain competitive advantage, organisations across the world have embraced different tools and techniques that they hope will keep them alive within the cutthroat market place. Currently, Lean Management LM and Six Sigma SS are the most widely recognised continuous improvement CI initiatives accessible by organisations with faddish characteristics. At the same time they are...
TQM practices have been increasingly implemented in both manufacturing and service organizations, yet research has neglected the study of role stressors induce from the implementation of TQM practices. Drawing from the extant TQM and role stressors literature, this paper examines the relationship between TQM and role stressors by addressing three critical gaps: (1) conceptualizing the multidimensionality...
Without compromising the business size and nature, implementation of quality management in organizations are importance to success in market with good quality products, stimulate company competitiveness availability and vital for business survives. However, literatures show a research gap in relationship of quality management practice between organizational performance in small and medium enterprises...
The external specifications of an IC (functions, clock rate, power consumption, etc.) determine the competitiveness of a product. To be successful and profitable in the IC business, designers need to ldquoout-designrdquo their competitors. Usually, Design-For-Manufacturing (DFM) is discussed as a yield improvement strategy, but what is the value of DFM from a competitive point of view? Can DFM gives...
In operation management/strategy research field, Total Quality Management (TQM) has been considered as infrastructural strategy. Both manufacturing and service organizations trend to implement this strategy in order to maintain their competitive advantages. The purpose of this study is to develop the conceptual model of TQM implementation. Authors review updated literature on TQM research organized...
Set the date range to filter the displayed results. You can set a starting date, ending date or both. You can enter the dates manually or choose them from the calendar.