Download or read book Quality of Life written by David Phillips and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-02-16 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quality of life is one of the most important issues facing the world today and is central to the development of social policy. This innovative book discusses this crucial topic, assessing the criteria for judging attempts to raise quality of life, including the satisfaction of basic and social needs, autonomy to enjoy life and social connectivity. It considers key topics such as: individual well-being and health-related quality of life human needs - living fulfilling and flourishing lives poverty and social exclusion social solidarity, altruism and trust within communities. Quality of Life is the first systematic presentation of this subject from both individual and collective perspectives. It provides a powerful overview of a concept which is becoming increasingly prominent in the social sciences and is essential reading for students of social policy, sociology and health studies.
Download or read book Quality a Total Management Concept written by John W. Bynum and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2005-04-27 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book delineates a management style which is bottom-up rather than top-down, that is, it is employee-centered and allows employees to influence management decisions. Shrouded in the mist the reader will recognize both old established and newly innovative management styles and embedded in these the Japanese concept of Kaizen will be clandestinely apparent. An employee-centered management system is a dynamic function capable or successfully competing in an environment of economic fluctuations and changing market trends. The interaction of employees and the creative forces they generate as they solve and re-synthesize labor and production problems is an aggressive strategy which is nurtured and sustained by its own internal energy. Employees are the most important asset of business and industry and their full and effective utilization is a major responsibility of business management. People perform to the standards of their leaders, and business enterprises are no exception. Managers who lead by example are the most effective leaders; it is character through which leadership is exercised and it is character that sets the example and is imitated in turn. It is the character of management that projects the corporate image and personifies the philosophy of the business.
Download or read book Quality Management written by Bholanath Das and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The quality of products/services assumes great importance for manufacturers/providers in the modern competitive world. In fact, the quest for quality is essentially a search for competitiveness. Being so critical to products and services, it is important to understand quality in its entirety: its evolution and definition; why it is so important for business and industry; and how to attain, maintain, and manage the quality of goods manufactured and services offered. This book provides comprehensive insights into all these aspects. The target audience includes practicing managers responsible for decision-making in an organization, professionals engaged in developing quality culture, academics, and students who are training or being trained for quality management. These groups are directly or indirectly responsible to transform management philosophy and create new visions for enterprises to integrate individual aspirations with organization's excellence.
Download or read book Total Quality Management written by D.R. Kiran and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2016-10-28 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Total Quality Management: Key Concepts and Case Studies provides the full range of management principles and practices that govern the quality function. The book covers the fundamentals and background needed, as well as industry case studies and comprehensive topic coverage, making it an invaluable reference to both the novice and the more experienced individual. Aspects of quality control that are widely utilized in practice are combined with those that are commonly referred to on University courses, and the latest developments in quality concepts are also presented. This book is an ideal quick reference for any manager, designer, engineer, or researcher interested in quality. Features two chapters on the latest ISO standards Includes an introduction to statistics to help the reader fully grasp content on statistical quality control Contains case studies that explore many TQM themes in real life situations
Download or read book Concept of Quality Management written by Hossein Niavand and published by Educreation Publishing. This book was released on 2019-02-20 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study guide is designed to provide an overview of the key elements, important historical context and current debates in the field of Quality Management. It aims to give a coherent view of the underlying principles of quality management, and how these relate to practical application in a range of organizations. The quality profession as a specialty within business coincided with the increased complexity of business enterprises. In quality management, fairness and objectivity play an almost equal role with relevance in the determination of the appropriate quality procedures. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) specifies activities that must be followed as generally accepted quality principles and practices (GAQP) known as ISO 9000. A quality management system (QMS) is a performance-reporting system and is defined as a formal system of accumulating and reporting data useful for the achievement of management's objectives. Whether we are concerned with a not-for-profit institution or any other organization, there are general characteristics that the performance-reporting system must possess. In the following chapters, we will explore the implementation and application of a quality management system.
Download or read book Broadening the Concept of Quality written by Kari Kankkunen and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Understanding the Concept of Quality written by AuBuchon and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The subject of quality can mean different things to different people. Understanding quality concepts and what should be done as a business or as an individual not what actually is taking place. The actions of business and us as individuals impacts quality in every decision being made and it is not always in the best interest of customers or companies for which we work. The various details of quality principles, functions and decisions are examined in this book.
Download or read book Total Quality Management as a Holistic Management Concept written by Klaus J. Zink and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-11-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book Total Quality Management is introduced as a holistic management concept. An instrument to measure this approach is the European Model for Business Excellence which is well known in many European countries for national quality prizes. The book explains this model in great detail and shows how to implement it in an organisational development process. A description of the most relevant management tools in this context, like self-assessment, policy deployment and benchmarking, will be of particular interest to the reader. The book combines in a unique way the theoretical background of the subject with practical experience in consulting. The reader will understand the necessity of holistic approaches and will learn how the European Business Excellence Model overcomes traditional ways of measuring business results.
Download or read book The Concept and Measurement of Quality of Life in the Frail Elderly written by James E. Birren and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2014-06-28 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work presents the first serious attempt to impose rigor on the definition and measurement of quality of life among the elderly. The book uses a conference to develop background but goes well beyond the meeting in terms of depth of reviews of the literature and of integration among the chapters.This book is intended for use by researchers in the many disciplines which focus on the mental and physical well-being of the elderly, including those in medicine, nursing, psychiatry, psychology, rehabilitation, sociology and social work, among others. In addition, this book provides important background information for professionals and policy makers interested in ensuring quality of life in the later years.
Download or read book Concept and Quality written by Stephen Coburn Pepper and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Improving Healthcare Quality in Europe Characteristics Effectiveness and Implementation of Different Strategies written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-17 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, developed by the Observatory together with OECD, provides an overall conceptual framework for understanding and applying strategies aimed at improving quality of care. Crucially, it summarizes available evidence on different quality strategies and provides recommendations for their implementation. This book is intended to help policy-makers to understand concepts of quality and to support them to evaluate single strategies and combinations of strategies.
Download or read book Winning with Quality written by John W. Wesner and published by Addison-Wesley Longman. This book was released on 1995 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winning with Quality takes you beyond theory into the real-life application of quality concepts and process improvement in product development. This book was written by three practicing engineers and managers of product development, each with extensive hands-on experience making quality and process improvement techniques work for product development. The authors not only explain quality principles, methods, and tools, but also show how they can be applied in your own quality program. Dozens of real-life examples of what works and what doesn't - taken from the authors' wealth of experience - underscore the concepts they discuss. Everyone involved in the product development process - whether the product is hardware, software, or a whole system - will learn about process management techniques, process re-engineering methods, teaming methods and skills, policy deployment tools, problem-solving tools, concurrent engineering processes, and many other topics.
Download or read book The Emergence Paradigm in Quality Management written by Teun Hardjono and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-24 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is focused on quality management, and four different lenses which can be used to explore the phenomenon. It introduces emergence as a paradigm in thinking about quality, and explores conditions which are beneficial to radical innovation. The Emergence Paradigm in Quality Management provides an overview of the existing movements in thinking about quality, and discusses why these movements in fact represent paradigms. Three paradigms, the Empirical Paradigm, the Reference Paradigm and the Reflective Paradigm, are explained followed by a search for the Fourth Paradigm, the so-called Emergence Paradigm, which presents a route to radical innovation in organizations when plans, strategies and models fail. It presents the debates around the paradigms, and explores which is the best approach. This professional text will be ideal for strategy and policy makers wanting to establish a link between their conceived plans and the attention for quality, while finding ways to facilitate innovation. Professionals in a range of for-profit and non-profit organizations, including healthcare, will be able to expand their knowledge on quality management, operations management, and organizational studies.
Download or read book Manufacturing Systems written by National Academy of Engineering and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1992-02-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some 70 percent of U.S. manufacturing output currently faces direct foreign competition. While American firms understand the individual components of their manufacturing processes, they must begin to work with manufacturing systems to develop world-class capabilities. This new book identifies principles-termed foundations-that have proved effective in improving manufacturing systems. Authored by an expert panel, including manufacturing executives, the book provides recommendations for manufacturers, leading to specific action in three areas: Management philosophy and practice. Methods used to measure and predict the performance of systems. Organizational learning and improving system performance through technology. The volume includes in-depth studies of several key issues in manufacturing, including employee involvement and empowerment, using learning curves to improve quality, measuring performance against that of the competition, focusing on customer satisfaction, and factory modernization. It includes a unique paper on jazz music as a metaphor for participative manufacturing management. Executives, managers, engineers, researchers, faculty, and students will find this book an essential tool for guiding this nation's businesses toward developing more competitive manufacturing systems.
Download or read book Understanding the Concept of Quality written by AuBuchon Dennis (author) and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Definition of Quality and Approaches to Its Assessment written by Avedis Donabedian and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This seminal series on quality assessment provides a sound basis for understanding, assessing, & improving healthcare quality. The Definition of Quality & Approaches to Its Assessment includes a conceptual exploration of the definition of quality; an empirical exploration based on reported practical experience; & a test of the validity & usefulness of the structure, process, & outcome approach to conceptualizing quality.
Download or read book Concepts of Quality Workbook written by Xerox Corporation. Quality Office and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
