Work Study: Volume 50 Issue 5
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Process improvement through performance measurement: the balanced scorecard methodology
Dilanthi Amaratunga, David Baldry, Marjan SarsharOne of the hallmarks of leading‐edge organisations – be they public or private – has been the successful application of performance measurement to gain insight into, and make…
Management decisions for a continuous improvement process in industry using the analytical hierarchy process
Ashraf W. Labib, Jinesh ShahContinuous improvement strategies are of increasing importance but difficult to establish and sustain. This paper uses multiple criteria decision‐making (MCDM), based on the…
Industrial engineering in the Czech Republic
I. Masin, M. VytlacilThe Czech Republic, like many countries in Central and Eastern Europe, has a tremendous task ahead in transforming its economy, and the individual enterprises that contribute to…
Waste management: a missing element in strategic planning
Richard CardinaliThe USA generates hundreds of million tons of solid waste per year. Solid waste has become a major problem – it is a potential threat to public health, it scars the environment…