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Publication date: 1 April 1994

Strategies for Service Quality

Eric Sandelands

For many, quality circles have been a struggle, total quality management has been something to “get around to one day” and continuous improvement has just been another…

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For many, quality circles have been a struggle, total quality management has been something to “get around to one day” and continuous improvement has just been another expression meaning total quality management, which, of course is something that we will “get around to one day”. Worse, the acronyms used ‐ QC, TQM, CI ‐ have joined such exotic practices as JIT (just‐in‐time inventory), CAD‐CAM (computer‐aided development and manufacturing) and more recently BPR (business process re‐engineering) in an alphabet soup of consultant‐led packages, available to the discerning manager ‐ at a price.

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International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, vol. 7 no. 4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/09526862199400001
ISSN: 0952-6862

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Publication date: 1 May 1994

Strategies for Service Quality

Eric Sandelands

For many, quality circles have been a struggle, total quality management has been something to “get around to one day” and continuous improvement has just been another…

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For many, quality circles have been a struggle, total quality management has been something to “get around to one day” and continuous improvement has just been another expression meaning total quality management, which, of course is something that we will “get around to one day”. Worse, the acronyms used ‐ QC, TQM, CI ‐ have joined such exotic practices as JIT (just‐in‐time inventory), CAD‐CAM (computer‐aided development and manufacturing) and more recently BPR (business process re‐engineering) in an alphabet soup of consultant‐led packages, available to the discerning manager ‐ at a price.

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International Journal of Bank Marketing, vol. 12 no. 5
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/02652323199400001
ISSN: 0265-2323

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Publication date: 1 February 1998

Conceptualizing total quality orientation

Iris Mohr‐Jackson

The academic marketing literature reflects remarkably little effort to conceptualize total quality orientation, which is key to understanding customer satisfaction. The…

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The academic marketing literature reflects remarkably little effort to conceptualize total quality orientation, which is key to understanding customer satisfaction. The author synthesizes extant knowledge on the subject and provides a foundation for future research by delineating the domain of the total quality orientation construct and providing an operational definition. The author draws on academic and practitioner writings from multiple disciplines, and 50 in‐depth interviews with corporate executives in a broad spectrum of manufacturing and service organizations.

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European Journal of Marketing, vol. 32 no. 1/2
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/03090569810197390
ISSN: 0309-0566

Keywords

  • Market orientation
  • Marketing concepts
  • Quality
  • TQM

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Publication date: 1 April 1994

Strategies for Service Quality

Eric Sandelands

For many, quality circles have been a struggle, total quality management has been something to “get around to one day” and continuous improvement has just been another…

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For many, quality circles have been a struggle, total quality management has been something to “get around to one day” and continuous improvement has just been another expression meaning total quality management, which, of course is something that we will “get around to one day”. Worse, the acronyms used ‐ QC, TQM, CI ‐ have joined such exotic practices as JIT (Just‐in‐Time inventory), CAD‐CAM (computer‐aided development and manufacturing) and more recently BPR (business process re‐engineering) in an alphabet soup of consultant‐led packages, available to the discerning manager ‐ at a price.

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Health Manpower Management, vol. 20 no. 4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/09552065199400001
ISSN: 0955-2065

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Publication date: 1 May 1994

Strategies for Service Quality

Eric Sandelands

For many, quality circles have been a struggle, total quality management has been something to “get around to one day” and continuous improvement has just been another…

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For many, quality circles have been a struggle, total quality management has been something to “get around to one day” and continuous improvement has just been another expression meaning total quality management, which, of course is something that we will “get around to one day”. Worse, the acronyms used ‐ QC, TQM, CI ‐ have joined such exotic practices as JIT (Just‐in‐Time inventory), CAD‐CAM (computer‐aided development and manufacturing) and more recently BPR (business process re‐engineering) in an alphabet soup of consultant‐led packages, available to the discerning manager ‐ at a price.

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Library Management, vol. 15 no. 5
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/01435124199400003
ISSN: 0143-5124

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Publication date: 30 September 2019

Mediating role of learning organization on the relationship between total quality management and operational performance in Brazilian manufacturers

Guilherme Tortorella, Ricardo Giglio, Flavio S. Fogliatto and Rapinder Sawhney

The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating effect of learning organization dimensions on the relationship between the implementation of total quality management…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating effect of learning organization dimensions on the relationship between the implementation of total quality management practices and companies’ operational performance improvement.

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The authors carried out a cross-sector survey with 135 Brazilian manufacturing companies that have been implementing total quality management as an organizational strategy for at least five years. Collected data were analyzed using multivariate data analysis techniques.

Findings

The findings provide guidelines for manufacturers to increase their learning capability by reinforcing the implementation of total quality management practices, whose synergistic effects may be currently neglected. Results show that an enhanced organizational learning capability can significantly impact the improvement level of operational performance through the application of total quality management practices.

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Several authors have investigated the relationship between total quality management implementation and learning organization aspects. However, most studies examined their relationship from a narrow perspective or under specific contexts, lacking empirical validation of their concurrent effect on operational performance improvement. The study aims at bridging this gap.

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Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, vol. 31 no. 3
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JMTM-05-2019-0200
ISSN: 1741-038X

Keywords

  • Total quality management
  • Statistical analysis
  • Learning organizations

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Publication date: 1 May 1994

Strategies for Service Quality

Eric Sandelands

For many, quality circles have been a struggle, total quality management has been something to “get around to one day” and continuous improvement has just been another…

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For many, quality circles have been a struggle, total quality management has been something to “get around to one day” and continuous improvement has just been another expression meaning total quality management, which, of course is something that we will “get around to one day”. Worse, the acronyms used ‐ QC, TQM, CI ‐ have joined such exotic practices as JIT (Just‐in‐Time inventory), CAD‐CAM (computer‐aided development and manufacturing) and more recently BPR (business process re‐engineering) in an alphabet soup of consultant‐led packages, available to the discerning manager ‐ at a price.

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Library Review, vol. 43 no. 5
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/00242535199400003
ISSN: 0024-2535

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Publication date: 1 June 1990

Customer Satisfaction: A Comprehensive Approach

Pieter J.A. Nagel and Willem W. Cilliers

In recognising the need to research the conceptof customer satisfaction the study aims to developa strategic approach to measuring a customer′ssatisfaction with a…

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In recognising the need to research the concept of customer satisfaction the study aims to develop a strategic approach to measuring a customer′s satisfaction with a particular enterprise. The study is an attempt to (1) develop an overall concept of customer satisfaction; (2) provide a detailed relationship structure for implementation within a company; and (3) identify potential research areas. A basic premiss of the study is that the focus should be on maximising total product value to the customer; and then, second, that customer satisfaction of external customers is inter‐dependent on the satisfaction of internal customers. The framework of the research centres on a proposed model which integrates all aspects so as to maximise the potential of the organisation and all its subsystems to create and sustain satisfied customers. The approach begins with a conceptualisation phase in which the concept of customer satisfaction is explored. Attributes are then classified into services and this is then extended to integrate the internal customer into a total service model; applying gap‐analysis to this model. Enterprise satisfaction provides the basis for extending the total service model; positioning is applied to the customer satisfaction strategy; and operationalising of this strategy is proposed through an implementation model.

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International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, vol. 20 no. 6
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000000366
ISSN: 0960-0035

Keywords

  • Customer satisfaction
  • Gap analysis
  • Customers
  • Implementation
  • Research
  • Strategy

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Publication date: 1 February 1993

Quality within the community

J. Marsh

Explains how the Avon Training and Enterprise Council (TEC), based in Bristol, has established several successful multi‐organisational quality improvement teams and is…

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Explains how the Avon Training and Enterprise Council (TEC), based in Bristol, has established several successful multi‐organisational quality improvement teams and is currently piloting broader improvement ideas. Discusses the roots of total quality philosophy and programmes in industry, in government, and the role of total quality partnerships, as demonstrated by the TEC′s community basedyouth training, special needs and enterprise processes.

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Managing Service Quality: An International Journal, vol. 3 no. 2
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000003157
ISSN: 0960-4529

Keywords

  • COMMUNITY
  • PARTNERING
  • TQM

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Publication date: 1 December 1998

Total quality management: a new perspective for improving quality and productivity

A. Gunasekaram, S.K. Goyal, T. MArtikainen and P. Yli‐Olli

This paper deals with total quality management (TQM) with an emphasis on developing suitable strategies for improving quality and productivity in manufacturing systems. In…

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This paper deals with total quality management (TQM) with an emphasis on developing suitable strategies for improving quality and productivity in manufacturing systems. In recent years, TQM has been seen as an important strategy for achieving success in business both in terms of quality and productivity. However, there seem to be no clear strategic framework and guide‐lines for implementing TQM in manufacturing in the light of available advanced production concepts and technologies. A review of previous implementation approaches of TQM in practice has been presented in order to gain further insights into the implementation aspects of TQM. The main objective of this paper is to present a general framework for the development of TQM in manufacturing organizations considering the recent developments in production concepts and technologies and competitiveness among firms to utilize quality as a competitive weapon.

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International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, vol. 15 no. 8/9
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/02656719810199033
ISSN: 0265-671X

Keywords

  • Implementation
  • Productivity
  • TQM

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