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Standard-Maintaining and Continuous-Improvement Systems: Experiences and Comparisons

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  • Arlyn Melcher

    (Department of Management, College of Business and Administration, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901-4627)

  • William Acar

    (Graduate School of Management, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242)

  • Paul DuMont

    (Graduate School of Management, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242)

  • Moutaz Khouja

    (Graduate School of Management, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242)

Abstract

Accelerating competitive pressures are placing increasing burdens upon business management, particularly in manufacturing enterprises. The typical Western response has been to develop some major new product or process technology. The Japanese responded to the same situation by focusing on organizational structure and processes. While both approaches have merit, the organization resulting from the Japanese approach appears better able to cope with today's environmental dynamics.

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  • Arlyn Melcher & William Acar & Paul DuMont & Moutaz Khouja, 1990. "Standard-Maintaining and Continuous-Improvement Systems: Experiences and Comparisons," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 20(3), pages 24-40, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:20:y:1990:i:3:p:24-40
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.20.3.24
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    1. Barad, Miryam, 1995. "Some cultural/geographical styles in quality strategies and quality costs (P.R. China versus Australia)," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 41(1-3), pages 81-92, October.
    2. Ravi Patnayakuni & Cynthia P. Ruppel, 2010. "A socio-technical approach to improving the systems development process," Information Systems Frontiers, Springer, vol. 12(2), pages 219-234, April.
    3. Ashwani Kumar Dhingra & Sunil Kumar & Bhim Singh, 2019. "Cost reduction and quality improvement through Lean-Kaizen concept using value stream map in Indian manufacturing firms," International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, Springer;The Society for Reliability, Engineering Quality and Operations Management (SREQOM),India, and Division of Operation and Maintenance, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden, vol. 10(4), pages 792-800, August.

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