perfect value is created with no waste. KAIZEN What is Kaizen? Kaizen is the practice of continuous improvement. Kaizen was originally introduced to the West by Masaaki Imai in his book Kaizen: The Key to Japan’s Competitive Success in 1986. Today kaizen is recognized worldwide as an important pillar of an organization’s long-term competitive strategy. Kaizen is continuous improvement that is based on certain guiding principles: * Good processes bring good results * Go see for yourself
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DELIVERING RESULTS: EVOLVING BPR FROM ART TO ENGINEERING Richard J. Mayer, Ph.D., Associate Professor Department of Industrial Engineering Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas Paula S. deWitte, Ph.D., Executive Vice President Knowledge Based Systems, Inc. College Station, Texas Abstract This chapter presents an approach to BPR that is focused on achieving results from the first stages to implementation. The engineering approach presented utilizes an integrated set of methods applied incrementally
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and will be of high quality. The quality of software in today software industry has been given much attention due to increased demand for high quality software. The reason of increased demand is because high quality software plays an important role in modern business environment. As indicated earlier that software alone cannot guarantee high quality software, software process need to be assessed and improved in order to achieve high quality software. Software process improvement is defined as a set
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perform up to its potential. When it is clear that the executive leadership is fully embracing the supply chain organization, it is likely that key business-unit stakeholders will be more willing to work with and support supply chain efforts and initiatives. Finally, the council provides an effective forum for cross-functional communication. An active governing council creates an opportunity for business unit leaders to provide the supply chain management leadership with information regarding future
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contacted us and requested that a business report be prepared in order to analyse and evaluate the quality management system currently in place in the organisation and give professional advice for enhancing their system going forward. Therefore, this report aims to look into detail at the current systems that Dawn Meats have in place and pinpoint any areas where there is opportunity for improvement or addition. Organisational Overview Dawn Meats was formed in 1980 and are one of the largest food
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MYOPIA. During the past few decades, many industrial companies have attempted to achieve manufacturing excellence. They have had at their disposal any number of methodologies and theories, quality initiatives, and cost-reducing concepts. Programs intended to improve performance, such as “total quality management,” “lean production,” and “Six Sigma”, seem to ebb away, without producing the desired results. Sometimes it seems as though the harder manufacturers try to improve, the worse they perform
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standards for project management within the organization. The PMO’s objective is to standardize and introduce economies of repetition in the execution of projects. PMO’s mission is to reduce the risk of projects failing to deliver to time, cost and quality targets and to make more efficient use of project resources by using a “shared service” and improve corporate capability to launch products. ------------------------------------------------- Challenges in implementing a PMO * Formalization
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Human Resource Management Strategy Executive summary Developing and implementing a soundly based strategy for human resource management is a specific area for improvement in the Federation of the Future’s section outlining the Framework for Action. The Federation Human Resources (HR) Strategy was approved in April 2005 and actions to deliver it commenced in June of that year. The support of Department for International Development (DfID) during the years 2007 and 2008 has been fundamental in facilitating
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January 9 – 10, 2010 Management of Supply Chain in Petroleum Corporations in India Surajit Roy LPG Operations, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Mumbai 400053, India R. S. Dhalla Microbiological Consultants Mumbai 400007, India Abstract Supply chain initiatives have become a critical part of firms operations. Success is increasingly being dictated by how well a company can control its supply base and mitigate supply bottlenecks and liabilities. This paper used inductive and qualitative approaches to explore
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Chapter One: Introduction to Quality The History and Importance of Quality • Quality assurance – refers to any action directed toward providing consumers with products (goods and services) of appropriate quality. • Usually associated with some form of measurement and inspection. • Egyptian wall paintings from around 1450 B.C. show evidence of measurement and inspection. The Age of Craftsmanship • During the Middle Ages in Europe, the skilled
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