Linking Quality to Profits


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Gives directions for companies making quality improvement an element of financial performance, and discusses tools and methods linking quality and the bottom line in companies such as Xerox Corp., Heinz Co., and Westinghouse Electric Corp. Covers strategic quality planning, quality-based cost management, cost-driver analysis, and project selection,




Handbook of Cost Management


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Handbook of Cost Management, Second Edition covers all of the essential topics in cost management and accounting. It includes conventional topics, such as job costing and cost allocation, as well as such current topics as balanced scorecard, economic value added, logistics and marketing cost, theory of constraints, inter-organizational costing, and the cost of quality.




Six Sigma and Beyond


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This volume addresses design improvement from the perspective of prevention by introducing readers to the tools of the Six Sigma design process. The author discusses the issues of designing for Six Sigma, covering the topics that any Shogun Six Sigma Master must be familiar with: customer satisfaction, quality function deployment, benchmarking, sys




Strategic Costs of Quality Management Systems in Chinese Business Enterprises


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This monograph presents up-to-date research on contemporary developments in costs of quality (CoQ) management in the context of China’s business environment. The conceptual issues of strategic CoQ management are systematically examined in light of relevant literature on various industrial countries, particularly China. Current applications and experience of strategic CoQ management practices in some Chinese business enterprises are summarized based on field investigations and case studies. This book is particularly relevant for quality control and financial management professionals and senior business executives, helping them to comprehend the important role of strategic CoQ management, and to practically adopt it, in the enhancement of product and service quality and the improvement of business performance. This book will also serve as an informative source for academic and vocational training programs on quality management and CoQ management in both developed and developing countries.




The Executive Guide to Improvement and Change


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There are many techniques and a variety of tools available to improve or change an organization, but how do executives and senior management decide which are right for their organizations? The Executive Guide to Improvement and Change is designed to help managers and executives understand the many different approaches to organizational change and improvement. The book explains that there is not one technique that works best for any organization, but rather that the managers and executives need to develop their own strategies with a blending of different methods. The authors share the tools and techniques that they have used to successfully make changes and improvements in their own organizations, which include examples from manufacturing, healthcare, service, government, telecommunications, education, and more. The Executive Guide to Improvement and Change covers a variety of techniques ranging from auditing to teamwork, Six Sigma to Customer Satisfaction, and more. The book will assist executives and managers lead improvement and change initiatives within the organization and the larger business community, as well as educate those who aspire to senior positions of leadership.




Business


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The Complete MBA Companion


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The latest in management thinking from the world's leading business schools.




The Routledge Companion to Cost Management


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Over the last two decades, cost management has been an area of dynamic change and development. This is evident in the extensive inventory of new, high-profile techniques that have emerged. With cost management now firmly established as a distinct sub-discipline within management accounting, The Routledge Companion to Cost Management is a timely reference volume covering both practical developments and research in this area. Topics covered include: Cost control issues Cost analysis and decision making Cost management systems Environmental cost management With chapters from an international team of contributors, this prestigious companion will prove an indispensible addition to any library with aspirations of keeping up-to-date with the world of accounting.




Managing Quality


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In the newly revised seventh edition of Managing Quality: Integrating the Supply Chain, a decorated team of operations experts delivers a thorough introduction to quality management with an enduring emphasis on the importance of the supply chain for quality improvement. You'll obtain an integrated understanding of the customers, suppliers, technology, and people essential to maintaining and enhancing product quality in business. This latest edition combines the unifying theme of the supply chain with the latest developments in critical subject areas, like Lean, Six Sigma, and service quality. Updated vignettes and references maintain the currency of the work, while new content expands its scope and increases readability and accessibility for students of operations, quality management, and business.