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On Hospital Competition: Quality, Efficiency, and Ownership
Herr, Annika - 2009
In this research we will focus on three topics which we think are particularly relevant for hospital competition: i … of competition on quality of care.ii) The health economy also merits attention because of its sheer size e.g. with … to detect and reduce inefficiencies in this market. Therefore, hospital inefficiency is one main aspect in our research …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009451161
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Creating Lean Suppliers: Diffusing Lean Production Through the Supply Chain
MacDuffie, John Paul; Helper, Susan - 2002
program in 1994 average productivity gains of 50% on lines reengineered by BP. However,Honda found there was high variation in … between customer andsupplier, organizational learning, technology transfer, and the transplantation of Japanese …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009432827
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Creating Lean Suppliers: Diffusing Lean Production Through the Supply Chain
Helper, Susan; MacDuffie, John Paul - 2002
relationship between customer andsupplier, organizational learning, technology transfer, and the transplantation of Japanese …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009433023
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Lean Production : Werkzeuge zur Realisierung
Binner, Hartmut F. - 1993
INHALT:l. Einleitung und Standortbestimmung2. Japanische Wertvorstellungen3. Inhalte der Lean Production4. Fertigungssegmentierung5. Informationsmanagement mit CIM- und Logistik-Komponenten6. Logistikgerechte Strukturen der Lean Production7. Realisierung der Lean Production8. Zusammenfassung
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009433667
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Factors Influencing Contractor Performance in Indonesia: A Study of Non Value-Adding Activities
Alwi, Sugiharto; Hampson, Keith D.; Mohamed, Sherif A. - 2002
performance and productivity of contracting organisations. This paper aims to investigate the incidence of non value …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438327
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Zweistufiges Taktphasenmodell zur Steigerung der Prozesseffizienz in der Unikatfertigung auf Basis der Lean Production
Gruß, Renata - 2010
technology projection, in addition, by a raised process efficiency. It is a matter the existing added value structures to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009452444
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Der praxisorientierte Weg zum schlanken Produktionssystem
Straub, Markus; Schiepp, Thomas - 2010
Viele kleine und mittlere Unternehmen haben kein eigenes Produktionssystem, jedoch wird die Notwendigkeit mit steigender Unternehmensgröße unerlässlich. ImVordergrund stehen Ziele wie eine flache Hierarchieebene und schlankeProzessketten. Ein Produktionssystem stellt weiterhin sicher, dass...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009460983
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The integration of human resource and operation management practices and its link with performance: A longitudinal latent class study
de Menezes, Lilian M.; Wood, Stephen; Gelade, Garry - 2010
, the potential link between integration in the use of practices and productivity is tested. In each year, three latent … integration in adoption of practices is associated with higher final productivity. The results show that pioneers are more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009474907
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The influence of decentralized bargaining in the introduction of continuous improvement in Australian automotive component companies
Gough, R; Macintosh, M; Park, B - 2005
The study examines the nature and impact of Japanese idea of continuous improvement (CI) at 14 automobile components companies in Australia. It assesses the extent to which CI practices inform management systems and work organization. The study is focused on the degree to which decentralized...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481632
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Developing a BPI framework and PAM for SMEs
Khan, Z; Bali, R; Wickramasinghe, N - 2007
Purpose - The last decade has seen much interest in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from successive UK Governments highlighting the importance of this sector to the wealth-creating process of the UK economy. World-class manufacturing (WCM) is a set of methodologies that are used by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481771