Critical Factors for important programs: N.F.P Organizations Important programs for not for profit organizations and or public health services are developed in response to community need and they are carried out at local‚ state and federal level. By providing essential health services public health services not-for-profit organizations seek to prevent epidemics and the spread of diseases‚ protect the public against environmental hazards and injuries‚ promote healthy behaviors‚ respond to disasters
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Vol. 3‚ No. 1 International Business Research Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Competing in the Global Business Environment: A Case of Malaysia Mohd Zulkifli Muhammad (Corresponding author) School of International Business and Finance Labuan Universiti Malaysia Sabah‚ Labuan International Campus‚ 87000‚ F.T Labuan‚ Malaysia Tel: 60-87-460-498 E-mail: zulrider@yahoo.com Abdul Kamal Char School of International Business and Finance Labuan Universiti Malaysia Sabah‚ Labuan International
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KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMEs) Abstract: This paper review ten literatures consist of ten articles on the topic of knowledge management (KM) in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This paper were highlighted about definition of KM and SMEs‚ characteristics and roles of SMEs‚ KM in SMEs‚ why SMEs need KM‚ advantages and disadvantages implement KM in SMEs‚ KM strategies and tools in SMEs‚ KM issues or challenges in SMEs‚ recommendations and conclusion. Keywords: Knowledge
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proofing</OPTION1> <OPTION2>Iterative testing</OPTION2> <OPTION3>OA</OPTION3> <OPTION4>Early testing</OPTION4> <ANSWER>Mistake proofing</ANSWER> </Main> <Main> <QNo>2</QNo> <QUESTION> ______________ is the critical starting point of Lean thinking</QUESTION> <OPTION1>Project Value</OPTION1> <OPTION2>Customer Value</OPTION2> <OPTION3>Value Addition</OPTION3> <OPTION4>Program value </OPTION4> <ANSWER>Customer Value</ANSWER> </Main> <Main> <QNo>3</QNo>
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References: Kollberg‚ B. Dahlgaard‚ J. J. and Brehmer‚ P. (2006). Measuring lean initiatives in health care services: Issues and findings‚ International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management. Vol. 56‚ no. 1‚ 2007‚ pp. 7-24. Bhasin‚ S‚ & Burcher Laureani‚ A.‚ & Antony‚ J. (2010). Reducing employees’ turnover in transactional services. A Lean Six Sigma case study. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management. Vol. 59‚ no. 7‚ pp
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1.0 Introduction Lean manufacturing is the systematic elimination of waste from all aspects of an organization’s operations‚ where waste is viewed as any use or loss of resources that does not lead directly to creating the product or service a customer wants when they want it. In many industrial processes‚ such non-value added activity can comprise more than 90 percent of a factory’s total activity Lean manufacturing or lean production are reasonably new terms that can be traced to Jim Womack‚ Daniel
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Lean production: Successful implementation of organisational change in operations instead of short term cost reduction efforts by Thorsten Ahrens Lean Alliance® GmbH Im Schlosshof 4a • D-82229 Seefeld • Germany • Tel: +49 (08152) 7944-94• Fax: +49 (08152) 7944-93 © 2006 Lean Alliance. All Rights Reserved. This product‚ and any parts thereof‚ may not be reproduced in any form or used in any manner whatsoever without direct permission from the owners of the Lean Alliance. 1 Abstract
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Exercise Critical Factors that Determine the successful Implementation of Knowledge management in Organizations. Title of the Article | Du Plessis‚ M. (2007). “Knowledge Management: What makes complex implementations successful”.Journal of Knowledge Management. Vol. 11 No. 2‚ pp. 91-101. | Type of Article | Literature Review | Purpose of the Article | The main aim of this article is to provide an overview of the critical factors that determine the successful use and implementation of knowledge
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1251–1262 www.elsevier.com/locate/technovation Benefits‚ impediments and critical success factors in B2C E-business adoption Chris Dubelaar‚ Amrik Sohal*‚ Vedrana Savic Department of Marketing‚ Faculty of Business and Economics‚ Monash University‚ P.O. Box 197‚ Caulfield East‚ Vic. 3145‚ Australia Abstract This paper reports the results of a study carried out to assess the benefits‚ impediments and major critical success factors in adopting business to consumer e-business solutions. A case study method
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UPS Key Success Factors: The deliveries must be on time‚ there should be accuracy by way of deliveries‚ ownership of not only the land based vehicles but also airplanes are important for success. Key success factors include safe deliveries and an excellent reputation. Recently there are key success factors related to information. Accessing the UPS website gives critical information about the whereabouts of the parcel to any customer at a low cost. Information about the merchandise‚ customers and
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