Industrial Management & Data Systems: Volume 94 Issue 7

Computer‐based Total Productivity Measurement:An Indian Chemical Plant

Arunoday Saha

Describes a microcomputer software system for total productivitymeasurement in manufacturing organi‐zations, named TOPROD, developed bythe author. Beginning with a discussion…

A Method for Assessing JIT Effectiveness

Abolfazl Kazazi

It is not sufficient just to make the decision to implement just‐in‐time(JIT) and then let events run their course. It is important also to havein place an auditing procedure that…

WCM Practices of North American Manufacturing Organizations

Jaideep Motwani, Ashok Kumar, Yunus Kathawala

Determines the extent to which world‐class philosophy and methods arebeing adopted and utilized by North American manufacturingorganizations. Using mailing lists obtained from…

Quality Management at Golden Wonder

Bryan Wall

Traceability through a process is an integral part of a total qualitymanagement philosophy. Looks at what it means in practice with referenceto a one process weighing systems…