Paper received: 03.03.2008 Paper accepted: 00.00.200x Basic Quality Tools in Continuous Improvement Process Mirko Soković1‚* - Jelena Jovanović2 - Zdravko Krivokapić2 - Aleksandar Vujović2 1 University of Ljubljana‚ Faculty of Mechanical Engineering‚ Slovenia 2 University of Montenegro‚ Faculty of Mechanical Engineering‚ Podgorica‚ Montenegro If organizations wish to achieve continuous quality improvement they need to use appropriate selection of quality tools and techniques. In this paper a review
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Each Hype Cycle drills down into the five key phases of a technology’s life cycle. 1. Technology Trigger: A potential technology breakthrough kicks things off. Early proof-of-concept stories and media interest trigger significant publicity. Often no usable products exist and commercial viability is unproven. 2. Peak of Inflated Expectations: Early publicity produces a number of success stories—often accompanied by scores of failures. Some companies take action; many do not. 3. Trough of Disillusionment:
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Kopúnová‚ Natália Pavkovová‚ Dino Zdilar katarina.kopunova@vsm-student.sk‚ natalia.pavkovova@vsm-student.sk‚ dino.zdilar@vsm-student.sk BSC 405 Operations Management Johan Winbladh Operations Improvement Plan February 13‚ 2013 Executive Summary Making mistakes is unavoidable features of human beings. But what if one mistake is repeated for the second time and it is such an error that cost human lives? Construction
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for process Improvement 4 3. Process Improvement Phases 4 3.1 Process definition and assessment 4 3.2 Process Mapping and Analysis 5 3.3 Process redesign and improvement. 6 1. Introduction A work process is “a method of doing something‚ generally involving a number of sequential steps to transform inputs into outputs that lead to a specific outcome” [6]. In some instances in organisations‚ work processes are models that have been developed in an ad-hoc basis through task performance that has evolved
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Organizational Improvement Plan Organizations need performance measures in order to reduce costs and increase efficiency in a laboratory. Performance measures are indicators that are used to gauge program performance. Performance measures can be either outcome or output measures. Outputs are the services an organization provides to other. In other words‚ a laboratory provides patients with testing and the results. An effective measurement system integrates initiatives‚ aligns organizational
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3 BASIC TERMS OF GEOMETRY: Point - a dot on a page. A point has no dimensions (length‚ width‚ height)‚ it is usually represent by a capital letter and a dot on a page. Think of it as an infinitely small place or position on a map. Line - an unlimited number of points along the same path. The set of points may be straight or form a curve. Normally‚ the term ’line’ means a straight line. The ’line’ has no dimensions (length‚ width‚ height) and extends unlimited in both directions. (The part of a
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Today‚ English is used widely. It has become the most popular language of communication between countries and in many fields of human endeavor. So it is important that we learn to use English. Otherwise we will be at a disadvantage. The only effective way of improving my English is to use it‚ as often as possible. In school‚ the only time when English is used is during English lessons. That certainly is not enough. So wherever possible I speak English with some friends and teachers who will or
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Questionnaire Chapter 1 Introduction to the study INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY The project is all about measuring the customer satisfaction in Hero cycles. For the past few years every company is trying to satisfy its customers. The emphasis is on ways of retaining customers‚ then on attracting new customers. It is easy to attract new customers then to retain old customers. So‚ companies are trying
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The economic cycle is a fundamental economic understanding of the phases that an economy may experience during certain climates. This can be understood by the basic economic cycle diagram‚ which shows the different periods combined with a line representing trend growth. Governments ideally wish for uniform growth‚ close to or on the trend line‚ this is where the economy is continually expanding and growing at a rate which the government perceives to be sustainable. For example‚ the UK aim for 2.5%
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1.0 Executive Summary The major topic for this paper is to apply knowledge concept and idea of Berger (1997) “Continuous improvement and kaizen” to Master Cooling Sdn. Bhd. There is no improvement on work process and getting more complaints by customer on long process method support from this company. Berger (1997) implemented 3 principles on continuous improvement by process-oriented‚ improving and maintaining standards and people oriented. The major components for Master Cooling Sdn. Bhd. apply
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