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		<title><![CDATA[Stewart Enterprises, Inc. F4Q08 (Qtr End 10/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Jamie Clement &#8211; Sidoti & Company  Jamie Clement &#8211; Sidoti & Company  As you think about continuous improvements and that sort of thing can you kind of give us a little bit more...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:28:14 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Continuous Improvement: Achieving Lean Production and the new ISO Certificate]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continuous Improvement: Achieving Lean Production and the new ISO Certificate, by Wayne Scott Ross Published by Management Books, 2003 ISBN 1-85252-427-8 Price: £14.99 ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Achieving Continuous Improvement in Complex Supply Chains Today]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=264995]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Remember continuous improvement? A decade or so ago, it was all the rage. Companies were rushing to embrace the concept under a trendy Japanese term, kaizen. Continuous-improvement techniques were applied with some success to manufacturing, as part of the quality craze. The term has faded from management playbooks. The very...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Not Every Change Is Continuous Improvement]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=176737]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper has two main sections: the first section presents an examination of characteristics of change and of continuous improvement. It provides a theoretical underpinning for the continuous improvement utilised at CQU. The CQU model for continuous improvement, "Business Process Improvement Model" has been developed taking into account contemporary business...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ISO 9000 Revisions and the Millennium]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=56987]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The draft of ISO 9001:2000 has eight clauses that define and detail the new standard's objective of continuous improvement and customer satisfaction. The first three clauses set the stage for clauses five through eight, which explain the standard's requirements. This article outlines the eight clauses in detail. The draft of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lean Manufacturing and Intercim's MES]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=59496]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Lean Manufacturing covers a wide spectrum of approaches to improving manufacturing. By providing operators with an environment in which they have all of the information and other tools they need to perform their work effectively, the operators can then be responsible for the quality of their work and of the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hoshin Planning: A System For Planning and Implementing Continuous Improvement]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=59633]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Hoshin Planning is one of the titles commonly used in the Western world to describe Hoshin Kanri. This is a system of planning and deployment which evolved in Japan from Management by Objectives MBO. One way of understanding Hoshin Planning is to picture a typical well implemented Management By Objectives...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What is Benchmarking?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=73579]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Benchmarking is the process of identifying, sharing, and using knowledge and best practices. It focuses on how to improve any given business process by exploiting topnotch approaches rather than merely measuring the best performance. Finding, studying and implementing best practices provides the greatest opportunity for gaining a strategic, operational, and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rediscovering Continuous Improvement]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=92101]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[From the executive summary: ‘In the rush to meet the challenges and exploit the opportunities of e-business, continuous improvement is in danger of being overlooked or dismissed as inappropriate to the new business paradigm. Innovation is fundamental to success in the e-enabled world as it provides early users with a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Part II: Creating The Infrastructure For Managing Continuous Improvement]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=94791]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[From the executive summary: 'Employees with strong achievement needs do not guarantee an achieving organization. The people must be supported by a human resource infrastructure that links individual achievement needs to the goals of the organization. The Participation, Achievement, and Reward PAR project is concerned with the creation of an...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Strategic Control And Continuous Improvement]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=106758]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Organizational strategy is the roadmap towards attainment of the long-term goals and objectives of an organization. Strategic control involves tracking the strategy, as it is implemented, and detecting and fixing errors, if any.  Such an approach leads to the implementation of the philosophy of ‘continuous improvement' in the organization....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lista International Corporation: storage solution plays role in Toyota's drive for continuous improvement. (2002 Technology Trends).]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4874/is_200209/ai_n17917442]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Kaizen is a Japanese term that means "continuous  improvement." More than just a catch phrase, Kaizen is a tangible  process that has helped Toyota become one of the world's premier  automobile companies. It is a corporate-wide operating philo  Kaizen is a Japanese term that means "continuous...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Engineering Clean Air: The Continuous Improvement of Diesel Engine Emission Performance]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=122395]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The diesel industry has made great progress on a path of continuous improvement to virtually eliminate the key pollutants associated with on-road diesel engines. This transformation is of critical importance, because diesel plays a central role in economic activity. This paper explains the inherent performance advantages of diesel; provides an...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Using Positioning Theory to Make Change Happen]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=59053]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper suggests that the dynamic interplay between people can make change happen or obstruct it from happening. Drawing on positioning theory, an explanation will be put forth, that first requires the reader to discard reliance on static roles to define organisations. By acknowledging that people constantly adopt and defend...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3381/is_199910/ai_n8123643]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Name: Jon Anderson       Title: Director of Purchasing       Company: Delphi Delco Electronics Systems, a supplier of electronic  systems to the automotive industry       Reports to: David Wohleen, president, Delphi Delco Electronics  Systems...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 1999 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ergonomics: materials handling leads the way. ((includes related articles; includes unofficial draft document of ergonomic standards))]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3292/is_199412/ai_n7991533]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This white paper to management discusses the role of materials  handling in a continuous-improvement-based approach to ergonomics and  provides an update on OSHA's proposed ergonomics standard.       American industry has been hearing more and more ab    This white paper to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 1994 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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