Download or read book Practical Benchmarking The Complete Guide written by M. Zairi and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-06-27 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: by Bob Camp The business improvement topic and quality tool called benchmarking is becoming widely understood and broadly applied. There are now applica firms that tions in almost all segments of the economy including industrial either produce a product or a service, non-profit organizations such as healthcare, government and education. The approach is starting to spread around the globe with initiatives in Europe, Asia Pacific and South America. This is commendable and reassuring and must show that there is significant interest in the approach and that it works. What is missing, however, are books and reference material that are not solely prepared in the US where benchmarking started. Theses would include examples of applications relevant to the local area and industries. They would include references to articles written about benchmarking appearing in local publications. In this fashion those interested would have near hand case histories of the use of benchmarking and therefore become encouraged to use the technique. Zairi and Leonard have done the benchmarking community a real service by documenting the European view and application of benchmark ing to a wide range of examples. But they have not stopped there. Their text includes treatment of a number of related facets of benchmarking that makes this a fairly thorough text.
Download or read book Practical Benchmarking The Complete Guide written by Mohamed Zairi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: by Bob Camp The business improvement topic and quality tool called benchmarking is becoming widely understood and broadly applied. There are now applica firms that tions in almost all segments of the economy including industrial either produce a product or a service, non-profit organizations such as healthcare, government and education. The approach is starting to spread around the globe with initiatives in Europe, Asia Pacific and South America. This is commendable and reassuring and must show that there is significant interest in the approach and that it works. What is missing, however, are books and reference material that are not solely prepared in the US where benchmarking started. Theses would include examples of applications relevant to the local area and industries. They would include references to articles written about benchmarking appearing in local publications. In this fashion those interested would have near hand case histories of the use of benchmarking and therefore become encouraged to use the technique. Zairi and Leonard have done the benchmarking community a real service by documenting the European view and application of benchmark ing to a wide range of examples. But they have not stopped there. Their text includes treatment of a number of related facets of benchmarking that makes this a fairly thorough text.
Download or read book Practical Benchmarking written by Mohamed Zairi and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Practical Benchmarking written by Sarah Cook and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Practical Benchmarking written by Sarah Cook and published by Kogan Page Limited. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guide to improving corporate performance through benchmaking
Download or read book The Benchmarking Book written by Tim Stapenhurst and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-06-04 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With growing demands for increased operational efficiency and process improvement in organizations of all sizes, more and more companies are turning to benchmarking as a means of setting goals and measuring performance against the products, services and practices of other organizations that are recognized as leaders. The Benchmarking Book is an indispensable guide to process improvement through benchmarking, providing managers, practitioners and consultants with all the information needed to carry out effective benchmarking studies. Covering everything from essential theory to important considerations such as project management and legal issues, The Benchmarking Book is the ideal step-by-step guide to assessing and improving your company’s processes and performance through benchmarking.
Download or read book Effective Management of Benchmarking Projects written by Mohamed Zairi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1998 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Begins with definitions of what to benchmark and ends with a stimulating real case study where a benchmarking project was conducted by observing all the necessary rules and with total adherence to the various protocols.
Download or read book Benchmarking Handbook written by B. Andersen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1995-12-31 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Benchmarking is a powerful tool for improvement. It is one of the fastest-growing techniques for quality and performance improvement and attracts massive attention. Now, more than ever, there is a clear need for straightforward guidelines to help companies make the most of benchmarking. This book addresses that need.
Download or read book The Benchmarking Book written by Tim Stapenhurst and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical, step-by-step guide to quality assurance and process improvement through benchmarking. It covers benchmarking across different industry areas, with detailed case studies to illustrate pitfalls and best practice.
Download or read book Improving Through Benchmarking written by Richard Y. Chang and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text describes how a team used the model and tools in this book to benchmark their performance against the best of the best. If an organization is preparing for or considering benchmarking as a quality improvement tool, this book should be a useful guide. It can be used it to define benchmarking goals, decide whom to benchmark against, gather information, and adapt best-practice ideas.
Download or read book Beating the Competition written by Kaiser Associates and published by Washington Researchers. This book was released on 1982-01-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Practical Benchmarking to Make a Difference written by John R. N. Bullivant and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introduction to the use of benchmarking tools has been written for local authority managers who need to meet the requirements of best value and continuous improvement.
Download or read book Benchmarking written by Cynthia Raybourn and published by Amer Productivity Center. This book was released on 2001 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As one of the titles in the American Productivity & Quality Center's Passport to Success series, Benchmarking provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of what it takes to achieve benchmarking success. Based on years of research into the practices of leading organizations, this book, written by experienced APQC benchmarkers, highlights various types of benchmarking and APQC's benchmarking methodology. Readers can track their own progress and identify benchmarking landmarks. Supported by examples of best practices and tips from actual practitioners, it examines preparation and planning, participation, data collection, data analysis, and measurement. This 86-page book is retail priced at $19.95. An excerpt from Benchmarking: "The first vitally important step in a successful benchmarking initiative is clearly defining the objectives and the desired outcomes. While benchmarking cannot eliminate competition, its outcomes can include information on how to redesign processes to make your organization more competitive, improve quality, reduce costs and cycle time, and increase the satisfaction levels of external and internal customers. To define your specific objectives and desired outcomes, ask the individuals involved in deciding to benchmark to answer the following questions: What are we trying to accomplish?; What is the current state?"
Download or read book Benchmarking for Best Practices written by Christopher E. Bogan and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1994 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with dramatic case studies, this step-by-step guide shows managers how to adopt the seminal benchmarking techniques revolutionizing quality at companies like Federal Express, AT&T, and other industry leaders. Features timesaving tips, evaluation charts, graphs, ethics, and antitrust guidelines. 50 illus.
Download or read book Best Practice Benchmarking written by Sylvia Codling and published by Gower Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 1995 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Benchmarking is potentially the most powerful weapon in the corporate armoury. It is the technique that enabled Cummins Engine Company to slash delivery time from eight months to eight weeks, Lucas to reduce the number of shopfloor grades at one of its sites from 17 to four, and British Rail to cut cleaning time for a 660-seat train to just eight minutes. In other companies, order processing time has been brought down from weeks to days, engineering drawings output doubled and inventory cut by two-thirds.
Download or read book Benchmarking for School Improvement written by Anthony Kelly and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Benchmarking is a term used by the DfEE and OFSTED to describe a school's performance against a national or local average. This useful guide helps senior management teams of schools or colleges, to undertake their own benchmarking, with the aim of increasing effectiveness and improvement. Tony Kelly looks at the different types of benchmarking and what should be benchmarked and why. He discusses the possibility of forming a benchmarking partnership with another organisation which is acknowledged to be better performing. He also addresses the process of forming a benchmarking team within a school or college. Practical guidance is provided on techniques such as making an effectiveness comparison, targeting for improvement, and producing target-setting tables and benchmarking comparison charts. The content of the book has been based on extensive research from the UK and overseas. It provides step-by-step advice, photocopiable templates and suggestions for further reading.
Download or read book Practical Benchmarking written by Sarah Cook and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 1997 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Benchmarking, the process of identifying, understanding and adapting outstanding business practices, is rapidly proving itself to be an essential tool. This step-by-step guide is packed with detailed case examples and includes checklists.
