Work Study: Volume 40 Issue 1

The Electronic Book

D Warburton

Examines the progress being made in the search for electronic booksand the relevant criteria to make the concept work. States that the bookhas faults ‐the static nature of the…

BS5750 Quality Accreditation – What, Why, How?

A. Baines

Discusses the nature and purpose of BS5750 quality accreditationand registration procedures, including a definition of quality as“fitness for purpose and safe in use”. Examines…

Procedure Audit

G. Brown, P. McLoughlin

Considers how traditional management service skills are nowinadequate in the light of requirements for the management ofever‐changing needs. Examines Procedure Audit methodology…

Productivity 2000: Singapore′s Initiative to Maintain Competitiveness

K J Kiat

Discusses Singapore′s Productivity Movement which is aimed atincreasing productivity in the increasingly competitive 1990s. Exploresthe Movement′s aims in the following areas…

Choosing a Work Measurement System

B. Daniels

Examines the criteria involved in selecting a system for aparticular work measurement programme, including purpose of measurement,policy decisions, type of work, and desired time…

Mobile Communication – Opportunities in the 90s

R. Morgan

Discusses the various mobile communication systems made availableby modern technology. Examines the nature and potential of varioussystems: paging, cellular radio, CT2/Telepoint…

New Developments in Enhancing Quality Control in Organisations

M.L. McCracken, B. H. Kleiner

Examines the development of traditional quality practices inAmerica since World War 2. Identifies areas of current AcceptableQuality level practice which require radical change by…