Table of contents
Today's Business Management and Quality Leadership
A.V. FeigenbaumThis article outlines what is required today for modern management to create strong economic growth through successful emphasis on quality. The factors discussed are the…
When Quality is Considered Why Buy British?
R.J. MortiboysIn this article the author notes the tendency in the UK to protect the short‐term interests of groups and individuals and our failure to develop coherent industrial and economic…
Rationale for Productivity Increase, Quality Improvement and QC Circles
N. SasakiThe essence of the lessons from Japanese industry are abstracted so that it is possible to relate productivity increases with quality improvement and establish the role of the QC…
Making Quality Everybody's Business
D. HutchinsThis article, intended to show that industrial competitiveness depends on an effective strategy for quality improvement, begins by looking at the various definitions of quality to…
Quality Control and Reliability Management—The Role of Production Engineers
H. Paul, P.S. YanThis article presents some discussions on the role of production engineers in quality and reliability planning and control in the context of the manufacturing sector in Singapore…
Reliability Concepts Applied to Service Industries
Mohammad HashimThis article sets out to prove that the basic concepts and techniques of reliability engineering, which are normally applied to material products, can also be applied effectively…
Is Reliability Assessment Worthwhile?
F.H. ThomasThe article first examines some of the important criteria involved in evaluating the worth of a reliability and cost analysis facility within a manufacturing company. Using the…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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International Journal of Quality ScienceEditor:
- Professor Jiju Antony