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Productivity
a measurement of the efficiency of production, taking the form of a ratio of the output of goods and services to the input of factors of production. Labor productivity takes...
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Flying in the face of traditional quality control: Boeing ups productivity by using Renishaw diagnostic system prior to machining. (Case Study).
When aerospace giant Boeing changed the emphasis of its quality control from measuring finished parts to ensuring that machine tools used during production were correctly calibrated it led to a huge improvement in productivity. When aerospace giant Boeing changed the emphasis of its quality...
Tags: Boeing Co., productivity, quality control
Research articles 2002-03-01
What's Wrong With Traditional Quality Control?
Traditional Quality Control, which was derived from the industrial statistical QC, continues to be the cornerstone of industrial production worldwide because it's a dependable, proven technique. It has also been a fundamental technique for improving the quality of test results in health-care laboratories. We need to recognize that it takes...
Tags: Technique, Quality Control, Westgard QC, Productivity, Quality, Business Operations
White papers 2003-01-01
Quality Control And Productivity
Organizational control is the systematic process of controlling the different systems and processes of an organization. An effective organizational control system is imperative for attainment of long term objectives of the organization. Various tools are used for implementing control in the organization. Total Quality Management TQM is a tool used...
Tags: Quality Control, Organization, Total Quality Management, Harcourt, Quality, Tqm/Six Sigma/ISO 9000, Productivity, Business Operations, It Operations
Presentations 2000-01-01
Quality Control And Productivity
The success of an organization depends on two factors viz. strategic planning and quality control. Organizational control is a process through which managers regulate organizational activities that establish consistency in plans, targets, and performance standards of an organization. Application of control process techniques involves an elaborate procedure. The paper elucidates...
Tags: Quality Control, Murray State University, Quality, Productivity, Performance Management, Business Operations, Human Resources, Workforce Management
Presentations 2003-01-01
Dairy Product Safety: Rapid Test Methods for Pathogens and Allergens
New rapid testing techniques for pathogens and allergens are helping to keep dairy products among the safest foods available to U.S. consumers. This technical bulletin discusses updated information pertaining to rapid test methods for pathogen screening based on adenosine triphosphate ATP monitoring, polymerase chain reaction PCR, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ELISA...
Tags: Method, Quality Control, Dairy Management, Quality, Productivity, Business Operations
White papers 2003-01-07
Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
View Available Dates and Locations Effective decision makers are those rare individuals who are able to consistently identify and choose the best option among multiple alternatives. Their decisions are imaginative, reasoned, and defensible. In this course, you will be provided with the training and tools ...
Tags: Technique, Decision-making, Quality Control, Tools & Techniques, Productivity, Quality, Management, Business Operations
Training 2008-01-01

Additional Resources

Prime Wheel Selects Centric Software To Drive Manufacturing Productivity and Quality Control Initiatives
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Centric Software, Inc., the leading provider of OpenPLMTM solutions for the extended enterprise, announced today that Prime Wheel, a leading manufacturer of aftermarket and OEM automotive wheels, has selected their OpenPLM solution to improve productivity and quality control in their global manufacturing operations. Prime Wheel...
Tags: Centric Software Inc., Prime Wheel Corp.
Research articles 2005-06-29
LogicLibrary Introduces Add-In for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Version Control; SOA Governance Leader Helps Improve Team Collaboration and Quality Control from the Convenience of the Visual Studio Environment
PITTSBURGH -- LogicLibraryR, the leader in design-time SOA governance and software reuse, today announced an add-in that enables customers to seamlessly access items in Microsoft's new Team Foundation Version Control as they use Logidex with the Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server. Logidex's tight integration with Team Foundation Version Control...
Tags: environment, Microsoft Corp., quality control, SOA, team
Research articles 2006-04-03
La Quinta joins Lanyon's RFPassist family; Powerful quality control and productivity tools attract latest customer.
M2 PRESSWIRE-22 August 2000-LANYON: La Quinta joins Lanyon's RFPassist family; Powerful quality control and productivity tools attract latest customer C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:22082000 Dallas, Texas -- Lanyon announced today that La Quinta Inns, Inc., is the latest...
Tags: La Quinta Corp.
Research articles 2000-08-22
Bass Hotels & Resorts joins Lanyon's RFPassist(tm) family; Powerful quality control and productivity tools attract latest customer.
M2 PRESSWIRE-22 May 2000-LANYON: Bass Hotels & Resorts joins Lanyon's RFPassisttm family; Powerful quality control and productivity tools attract latest customer C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:22052000 Dallas, Texas -- Lanyon (www.lanyon.com) announced today the latest RFPassisttm customer to join...
Tags: Holiday Inn
Research articles 2000-05-22
Quality Symposium to be held at WSU
The Golden Spike Section of the American Society for Quality and Weber State University Continuing Education will present the fifth annual Quality Symposium on Saturday at the Ogden Eccles Conference Center, 2415 Washington Blvd., Ogden. The event will feature lectures, workshops and discussions aimed at helping businesses improve...
Tags: American Society For Quality, Leadership, Quality, Strategy
Research articles 2003-10-08
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Selects PerfectTIME® Time and Attendance Software to Balance Labor Costs and Quality Care
Baltimore Pediatric Specialty Hospital Taps Next-Generation Workforce Management Software to Control Labor Costs, Improve Productivity and Further Enhance Its Quality of Patient Care ...
Tags: Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
Research articles 2009-05-26
Camstar Announces That Carl Zeiss Meditec Implements System to Take Control of Manufacturing and Quality; Application Enhances Its Already Lean Demand Flow Manufacturing Process
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Camstar, the leading provider of Enterprise Manufacturing Execution and Quality Systems for medical device and diagnostics, high technology semiconductor and electronics, and other global manufacturers, announced today that Carl Zeiss Meditec successfully deployed Camstar's Manufacturing Execution System MES, InSite | Medical Device Edition, to increase productivity, improve...
Tags: Camstar Systems Inc.
Research articles 2006-06-06
MicroEdge, Inc. Announces OEM Product; Visual SlickEdit v3.0 Editor Control Enhances Third Party Integration of Visual SlickEdit Capabilities
APEX, N.C.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 1, 1997--MicroEdge, Inc., a leading provider of software development tools, today announced the availability of a new product targeted at the OEM market, the Visual SlickEditR v3.0 Editor Control. The announcement was made at the Software Development East '97 conference in Washington DC. ...
Tags: Business Wire, integration, OEM, PRODUCTIVITY, SlickEdit, SOFTWARE
Research articles 1997-10-01
Increasing the Productivity of Your Sales Force
The first task of a program to improve sales force productivity is to determine how much time the sales force actually spends selling. Factors such as poor call rates, travel time, sickness, and vacations all serve to reduce potential sales time. Database techniques can improve sales performance by enabling analysis...
Tags: sales
Articles 2007-03-27
Shielding Production: An Essential Step in Production Control
Effective production control systems are structured around the assignment as the unit of analysis. The quality of work assignments to production units such as construction crews and engineering squads is the key to production control and a key factor determining production unit productivity. Research has revealed that the quality of...
Tags: Production, Assignment, Production Unit, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations
White papers 2003-05-01
Gains in Productivity Helped Pay for the Cost of Personal Environments in About 18 Months
The 150,000-square-foot company headquarters houses more than 500 employees in an open-plan office setting. Improve employee productivity by enhancing the comfort and quality of office environment. Reduce new building construction and energy consumption costs. Provide employees with Johnson Controls Personal Environments systems, allowing them to control their individual workstation environments,...
Tags: Environment, Johnson Controls Inc.
Case studies
Cisco, IBM and Rockwell Automation: Integrated manufacturing productivity for automotive
Industry leaders Cisco, IBM and Rockwell Automation have teamed to develop and implement an integrated manufacturing productivity solution--from plant, to enterprise, and throughout the supply chain--utilizing industry-standard open technologies, and designed to provide superior business performance. New production and performance management capabilities yield access to real-time production information, facilitating collaboration...
Tags: Rockwell Automation Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp., Manufacturing, Performance Management, Business Intelligence, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
White papers 2007-08-09
Reducing and Managing Workplace Absenteeism
Productivity loss due to absenteeism is a serious and growing challenge. In the United States, the annual cost to employers for time lost due to accidents is almost $100 billion, and other unscheduled worker absences costs even more. Absence management is a growing body of knowledge and experience that managers...
Tags: absenteeism, management, workplace, team
Articles 2007-03-27
Integrated solutions.(Manufacturing focus: quality control and inspection)(ABB bv)(Brief Article)
ABB offers products, systems and technologies designed to increase productivity while enhancing product quality and maintaining safety. Products include instrumentation solutions such as temperature transmitters and sensors; analyser technology; pr ABB offers products, systems and technologies designed to increase productivity while enhancing product...
Tags: ABB, manufacturing, quality control, technology
Research articles 2004-04-01
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