Integrating safety and quality: building to achieve excellence in the workplace
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The relationship between continuous process improvement techniques and workplace safety is discussed, especially in terms of the use of Malcolm Baldridge Quality Award criteria to enhance workplace safety and health. Major factors that affect safety are considered in relation to the criteria of leadership, strategic planning, customer focus, information and analysis, human resource issues, process management, and business results.
Publication Name: Total Quality Management
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0954-4127
Year: 1999
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A systemic approach to quality improvements: The interactions between the technical, human and quality systems
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The interactions and integration of human resources, technical and quality improvement systems are examined through a quality process model. The model also integrated the cause-effect of system dynamics. The tool can be used to identify the impact of quality control initiatives and identify the motivating and restraining forces.
Publication Name: Total Quality Management
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0954-4127
Year: 1998
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A systematic approach to the solution of the design optimization problem
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Design optimization problem is a method for improving product and process quality against uncontrolled variables. The Taguchi method is an efficient method to apply to engineering. The necessary steps to implement the Taguchi methods for design optimization problems and their application is explored.
Publication Name: Total Quality Management
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0954-4127
Year: 1998
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