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The philosophy of quality in education: a qualitative approach
Quality Assurance in Education, 2020Purpose This paper aims to explore the perceptions of pre-school educators for the application of total quality philosophy in kindergartens in the prefecture of Corinthia, Greece. Dimensions, such as the adoption of quality philosophy in the pre-school unit by the superiors, the active participation of teachers in decision-making and human resource ...
Vasiliki Poullou +2 more
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Quality Philosophy and Foundation
SunText Review of Economics & Business, 2021Sheng-Pin Kuan
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Taguchi’s Quality Philosophy: Analysis and Commentary
1989Today, Genichi Taguchi is frequently mentioned along with W. Edwards Deming, Kaoru Ishikawa, and J. M. Juran. His popularity testifies to the merit of his quality philosophy. However, a lack of proper communication has kept some of his ideas in a shroud of mystery. This paper will introduce the readers to some of the basic elements of Taguchi’s quality
R. N. Kackar
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How Human-Centred is the Quality Philosophy?
1994Does the drive towards total quality encourage or discourage human-centred systems? The answer to this question lies in the concept of quality being pursued; traditional concepts can impede human-centred production. A post-Fordist quality concept is proposed which acknowledges the heterogeneity of markets. This quality concept implies that ‘fitness for
J. Klein
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An Overview of Key Theorists and Quality Philosophy
2017Tim Howarth, David Greenwood
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IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, 2021
It has been widely acknowledged that under-exposure causes a variety of visual quality degradation because of intensive noise, decreased visibility, biased color, etc.
Wenhan Yang +4 more
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It has been widely acknowledged that under-exposure causes a variety of visual quality degradation because of intensive noise, decreased visibility, biased color, etc.
Wenhan Yang +4 more
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Big Data-Driven Manufacturing—Process-Monitoring-for-Quality Philosophy
, 2017Discussion of big data has been about data, software, and methods with an emphasis on retail and personalization of services and products. Big data also has impacted engineering and manufacturing and has resulted in better and more efficient ...
Jeffrey Abell +5 more
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2014
The philosophy of quality has traditionally focused upon the development and implementation of a corporate wide culture that emphasizes a customer focus, continuous improvement, employee empowerment, and data-driven decision making. The drivers of this philosophy are rooted in the alignment of product and service systems design with customer ...
George N. Kenyon, Kabir C. Sen
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The philosophy of quality has traditionally focused upon the development and implementation of a corporate wide culture that emphasizes a customer focus, continuous improvement, employee empowerment, and data-driven decision making. The drivers of this philosophy are rooted in the alignment of product and service systems design with customer ...
George N. Kenyon, Kabir C. Sen
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Making sense of quality philosophies
Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 2016The purpose of this paper is to improve sense-making of different quality philosophies using a quality system model. We have chosen Total Quality Management, Six Sigma, Lean Management and ISO 9000 as typical quality philosophies. The chosen model is based on describing a system as consisting of purpose, principles, methodologies and tools.
Maria Fredriksson, Raine Isaksson
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