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TQM payback experience in manufacturing firms
John R. Tanner, Ronald B. Heady, Zhiwei ZhuAn extensive search of the literature showed no data on the paybacktimes associated with moving to a total quality management (TQM) styleof management. Given the company‐wide…
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Energy conservation:: the application of standard energy conservation techniques at Crabtree Electrical Industries
T.J. Hughes, G.A. BohorisDiscusses the application of operations research (OR) to produceaccurate models of real systems. These have then been used to predicthow standard energy conservation techniques…
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Just‐in‐time implementation in the Scottish electronics industry
Gill Mould, Maureen KingCentral Scotland has been successful in replacing many of itstraditional industries with a network of over 300 electronicsmanufacturers and suppliers creating the area popularly…
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Why managers use executive support systems:: selecting and using information technology for strategic advantage
Jeretta Horn Nord, G. Daryl NordSoftware technology designed to provide managers with thecapability to access internal and external information that is relevantto decision making and other managerial…
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ISSN:
0263-5577e-ISSN:
1758-5783ISSN-L:
0263-5577Renamed from:
Industrial ManagementOnline date, start – end:
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hybridEditors:
- Dr Alain Yee Loong Chong
- Prof Hing Kai Chan