THESIS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Six Sigma Management Action research with some contributions to theories and methods PETER CRONEMYR Division of Quality Sciences Department of Technology Management and Economics CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Göteborg, Sweden (2007) They wanted me to be respected as A doctor or a lawyer man But I had other plans Gonna be a rock ‘n’ roll singer Gonna be a rock ‘n’ roll star AC/DC - Rock ‘n’ Roll Singer Young/Young/Scott 1975 No matter
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Executive Summary Introduction/Background of the study Objective of the study Scope of the study Methodology Project findings Recommendations 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. References Executive Summary As Prahlad and Hat point out, the economies of vastly populated countries such as China, India,and the former Soviet Union present a profusion of consumers and immense growth potential for multinational corporations. The trick is for senior management to fully understand that this market possibility
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threat to Luxor’s growth and even survival, by way of, being required to provide outside vendors with proprietary information. 3. How does one assign probabilities to the marketing list? The marketing list of separate entities presented to management is simply a scenario analysis. In order words, no qualitative analysis was applied, the list stems from one potential risk, such as the fear of no longer being the leading technology-driven company. 4. The seven items in the list provided
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Applying Ethical Codes: Case studies Case Study 1 George Babbage is an experienced software developer working for Acme Software Company. Mr. Babbage is now working on a project for the U.S. Department of Defense, testing the software used in controlling an experimental jet fighter. George is the quality control manager for the software. Early simulation testing revealed that, under certain conditions, instabilities would arise that could cause the plane to crash. The software was patched to
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required to attend a computer laboratory class to learn system documentations techniques and basic database design. | Subject Learning Outcomes | Upon completion of the subject, student will be able to:Technical competence: in Governance, Risk Management and Internal Control a. Analyze the components of internal control related to financial reporting (T4) * Understand the accounting information system and its position in an organization’s information system * Understand various system documentation
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The Case Study for PROJ587 will place the student in the role of a senior manager in charge of one of your company’s Strategic Business Units (SBU). Your first task in this new position is to develop a project portfolio management process and then use this process to select projects for your SBUs portfolio. The Case Study will involve the application of the tools and techniques of multi-project/program management and will deal with the analysis and establishment of project management systems based
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This report will present a discussion on the financial challenges and issues based on the Ruritanian Project case study. The report is concerned with analyzing the investment environment of the host nation, maximizing the investment return and minimizing the risks which could have a negative impact on the financial performance of the Ruritanian project. Firstly, the national economy environment will be discussed based on the national GDP growth and inflation rate; secondly, there is a discussion
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A BALANCED SCORECARD APPROACH TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP JAMES NORRIE, director, School of Information Technology Management, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada; and Doctor of Project Management candidate, RMIT University, Melbourne Australia. DEREK H. T. WALKER, professor of Project Management and program director for Doctor of Project Management, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. ABSTRACT In this paper, we discuss ways that project managers can use measurement (using a tool such
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Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, 8 ( 1991 ) 67-83 Elsevier Towards a new theory of innovation management: A case study comparing Canon, Inc. and Apple Computer, Inc. Ikujiro Nonaka Institute of Business Research, Hitotsuhashi University, Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan Martin Kenney Department of Applied Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA Abstract This paper argues that innovation can be best understood as an information process which is then concretized
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outlined their policies, and many companies are preparing for a transition period towards intensive use of LNG. There is a strong need in industry for the development of the building blocks needed to develop their business cases. We develop these building blocks, some business cases, as well as methods for planning and control of the logistics in LNG synchromodal transportation networks. Activities / work packages I. LNG supply chains and synchromodal transport networks: providing an identification
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