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		<title><![CDATA[An Introduction To Project Quality Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=950633]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Budgets and timeframes are integral elements of project management and are often the key elements used when assessing a project's performance. Quality means different things to different people. In the traditional sense, quality may be used to describe something produced by a craftsman. From a manufacturing perspective quality is understood...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ISO/TS 16949:2009 Transition (Odak Danismanlik)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=976081]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As a result of harmonisation efforts regarding the supplier quality management system requirements, ISO/TS 16949:1999 (based on ISO 9001:1994) was first released in 1999. The aim was to form a globally recognized automotive sector requirements document. In March 2002, the revised version of ISO/TS 16949 (based on ISO 9001:2000) was...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ten Things To Look For When Reviewing A Project Plan]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=970697]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Implementing project management and quality management programs introduces change into the work environment. It means moving people from old methods, structures and procedures into new ones. It involves learning new skills and roles. Even for a stable organization, it is difficult to manage the transition using regular structures and approaches...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Quality Management At Niederegger Supported By GARVENS Checkweighers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=992837]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[For over ten years, METTLER TOLEDO have been successfully supporting J. G. Niederegger GmbH & Co KG's quality management in the production of select marzipan specialities. Marzipan has its origins in the Orient, where it was served at the caliph's table as a special delicacy, and for a long time...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ten Reasons For Strategic Planning: How To Make A CEO's Life Easier]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=931613]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The way project managers choose to manage quality should be appropriate to the size and scope of the project. Larger or more complex projects will need a formal quality management plan and processes. Smaller projects need to make sure they identify and implement specific quality activities within the project plan....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Customer Contact Transformation: An Accenture Perspective - Call Monitoring And Quality Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1181141]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Listening to the "Voice of the customer" has never been more important. While most companies do their best to listen to their customers, tapping the wealth of insight embedded in the calls received by contact centers has, until now, been far too labor-intensive to be done feasibly at scale. Today,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Using Internal Benchmarking As Strategy For Cultivation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=282096]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Implementing metric systems for organizational learning in a software development environment remains a challenge. Some researchers state that traditional quality management methods from the assembly line do not apply for knowledge workers, while other researchers point to problems of what specifics should be focused on when implementing metrics systems. In...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Managing Cost Of Quality: Insight Into Industry Practice]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=315642]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper reports on the study of the quality costing practices at four large successful multinational companies. All four companies use systematic quality initiatives; however, a formal Cost of Quality CoQ methodology was only employed at one of them. This is in agreement with the literature findings arguing that a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Unified Purchasing Group of Canada  Selects Instill Quality & Compliance Management Solution; Will Improve Supply Chain Quality for Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC through Collaborative Quality Management Solution]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_March_8/ai_n26787400]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- InstillR Corporation, the leading provider of on-demand software and services for the foodservice industry, today announced that Unified Purchasing Group of Canada UPGC has selected Instill's Quality & Compliance Management solution to improve customer satisfaction, mitigate risk and increase profitability.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[INS' Six Sigma EPM Solution Maximizes Returns For Quality Management Programs]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=275870]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[International Network Services (INS') six sigma enterprise Project Management EPM Solution taps the true potential of quality management methodologies by providing a centralized, integrated application that leverages the industry-leading Microsoft Office EPM platform with the Six Sigma methodology to provide enhanced visibility and control of the project portfolio. This paper...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Internet Based Construction Project Quality Management System]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=316349]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Quality Management QM systems have been developed and used by many in the construction industry to ensure right things are done and things are done right the first time. However, current quality systems are designed to monitor and control the "Production process" of a specific organization, with the QM data...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[End-to-End Quality Management: An Integrated Solution to Manufacturing Quality]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=163490]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Quality cannot be ignored. Every successful manufacturing company in the Food, Beverage, and CPG industry knows and understands this basic truth. No manufacturing company can expect continued success without a firm grip on product quality. The companies that fail to maintain quality simply fail to stay in business. A company's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Long-Run Performance Following Quality Management Certification]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=140123]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Public firms that seek and successfully receive certification of quality management, type ISO 9000, experience positive announcement effects. This result is consistent with the notion that companies seeking to implement a quality management system may be reducing agency problems between managers and shareholders, a corporate governance and control goal that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Significance of Quality Certification: The Case of the Software Industry in India]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=151719]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Total quality management TQM, ISO 9000, the Capability Maturity Model standards, and the consequent operational-performance indicators of organizations are of interest to researchers as well as the business community. An empirical study addressing these issues is presented in this article. The study, probably the first of its kind in the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Total Quality Management - The Time Has Come for Metallurgical Plants]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=165228]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The principles of quality management are well developed and, from a practical standpoint, thoroughly implemented in the process industries of Japan. Although these principles are now applied to the U.S. manufacturing industry, and as a result, the steel industry, they have been largely ignored in the non-ferrous and precious metals...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Development of a Quality Management Framework for a Mid-Sized Building Contractor]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=139442]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Total Quality Management focuses on "process improvement, customer and supplier involvement, teamwork, and training to achieve customer satisfaction, cost-effectiveness, and defect- free work". The goal of this report is to develop a Quality Management Framework that, if implemented and maintained, will improve the quality of the management system, not the...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Integrating ISO 9001:2000 With ISO/TS 16949 and AS9100]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=163807]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The ISO 9000:2000 standards are a set of international quality management standards and guidelines. Since their initial publication in 1987, they have earned a global reputation as the basis for establishing quality management systems. Fundamentally, the impetus for this Quality Management System QMS has been the philosophy of W. Edwards...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Investigating the Association Between Productivity and Quality Performance in Two Manufacturing Settings]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=151720]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between productivity and quality performance in two manufacturing settings. In all, the results of this study ascertain the close association between quality and productivity performance and validates the findings of a similar study in the service industry. The quality...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Automotive: Issues, Perspectives & a Powerful Enterprise Solution]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[With ISO/TS16949:2002 global quality standard set to replace QS 9000, the automotive industry is poised for change. While QS 9000 is based on requirements from the Big three automakers, ISO/TS16949:2002 not only combines ISO 9001:2000, but includes automotive requirements from national and international quality standards (QS 9000, VDA 6.1, EAQF...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Enabling Quality Management: How Strategic Context Is Needed To Drive Effective Application]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=131634]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper discusses how performance management methods can efficiently provide this linkage and so enable improved application of Quality Management tools. The paper concludes that while Performance Management and Quality Management are both essential elements of the modern organization. To fully realize their potential benefits, the aims of these tools...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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