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The SWOT-TOWS analysis as a tool of the PDCA cycle in improving the quality of the postal service

open access: yesJournal of Education, Health and Sport, 2020
The purpose of the study is the practical application of the SWOT-TOWS analysis as a PDCA cycle in improving the quality of postal services. The first part of the article contains a review of the literature on the issues of service quality in relation to
Kamila Kowalik
doaj   +1 more source

The cashier service macroprocess analysis in a supermarket organization: a quality management and simulation case study

open access: yesDyna, 2022
This paper aimed to optimize the cashier service macroprocess in a supermarket located in the Alto Paranaiba. Decision-making tools were applied, such as brainstorming, process mapping, Ishikawa diagram and PDCA cycle.
Gustavo Alves de Melo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Creating and Sustaining a Maintenance Strategy: A Practical Guide [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Manufacturing companies should create maintenance strategy and link it to the manufacturing and business goals but recent research in the North East of England suggested that few companies do this. It is unclear why this inertia existed but it could have
MacIntyre, John   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Uterine NK cells are critical in shaping DC immunogenic functions compatible with pregnancy progression. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Dendritic cell (DC) and natural killer (NK) cell interactions are important for the regulation of innate and adaptive immunity, but their relevance during early pregnancy remains elusive.
Burghard F. Klapp   +11 more
core   +7 more sources

Application of PDCA cycle in continuous quality improvement of nursing inventory records in the operating room (PDCA循环法在手术室护理清点记录单持续质量改进中的应用)

open access: yes中西医结合护理, 2023
Objective To evaluate the application effect of PDCA cycle in continuous quality improvement of nursing inventory records in the operating room. Methods The PDCA nursing quality control team composed of five nursing staffs was established, and group ...
YIN Bei (尹蓓)   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Realising benefits in primary healthcare infrastructures [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Purpose: This paper focuses upon the requirements to manage change, tangible and intangible benefits in a joint approach to deliver outputs on time, to quality and cost without failing to realise the benefits of the change.
Daryl May   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

A3 thinking approach to support knowledge-driven design [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Problem solving is a crucial skill in product development. Any lack of effective decision making at an early design stage will affect productivity and increase costs and the lead time for the other stages of the product development life cycle. This could
Al-Ashaab, Ahmed   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Multi-level model of process management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Определены атрибуты процесса, порядок его реализации с указанием конкретных действий и ответственных за его осуществление с целью получения информации, необходимой для последующей оценки процесса и определения его возможностей.
Голобородько, Анна Михайловна   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Research of management system of spot inspection of coal mine equipments

open access: yesGong-kuang zidonghua, 2014
The paper described four stages of PDCA cycle, gave PDCA cycle model of management system of spot inspection of coal mine equipments and specific work of the four stages, and analyzed system architecture, functional modules and spot inspection process ...
CAO Xiangang, ZHANG Huaizhu, HUI Yang
doaj   +1 more source

Rebound Effects in Circular Manufacturing: Overview of Potential Rebound Mechanisms Activated by Circular Strategies Across Key Business Processes

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Circular economy (CE) is increasingly adopted by the manufacturing industry to decouple economic growth from environmental impacts by optimizing resource use and minimizing waste generation. Nevertheless, circular manufacturing often triggers systemic responses that diminish or offset their potential environmental gains, resulting in the so ...
Mariantonietta Ferrante   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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