Table of contents
The Market‐orientated Production Systems of Japanese Companies
Naoto SasakiLittle has been written describing how the ethics and philosophy of a company can be spread throughout the workforce. Ways in which this can be achieved are described with two…
How Important is Quality Circle Training?
Alan HoneycuttThe Quality Circle programme is used increasingly in all sectors of the US economy. The need is for investigative empirical research into the variables influencing participation…
Employee Commitment and Total Quality Control
Nick OliverOne of the central tenets of total quality control is that responsibility for quality lies at the point of production. Salancik′s model of commitment is used to describe systems…
Quality Improvement Using Experimental Design
T.E. LimExperimental design based on sound statistical principles offers economical means of investigating quality problems. Proper design is as important as sophisticated statistical…
The Development of Quality Circles in the FRG
Joachim DeppeWith the foundation of the National Quality Circle Society in the Federal Republic of Germany, a forum has been established for small group work and the promotion of Quality…
A Simulation Methodology for Evaluating the Reliability, Availability and Performance of the Next European Torus
K. Chaharbaghi, A.J.H. Goddard, R.S. Sayles, R. BuendeThe operating targets of the Next European Torus (NET) vary over the planned physics and technology phases of operation, which will be cyclic and dynamic. Using the Dynamic…
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International Journal of Quality ScienceEditor:
- Professor Jiju Antony