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The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence: Rewarding World-Class Practices

Chakravorty, Satya S.; Atwater, J. Bryan; Herbert, James I. - 2008

Established in 1988, the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence recognises organisations in the USA, Mexico and Canada for the successful implementation of world-class practices. The Shingo Prize emphasises the improvement of operations and processes, the adoption of proven world-class...

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Market dynamics and policy reforms in the EU olive oil industry: An exploratory assessment

Mili, Samir - 2006

Available information indicates that the future competitive scenario for EUolive oil will be shaped by the market dynamics and business strategies, and theongoing agricultural and trade policy reforms (CAP reform, WTO Doha Roundnegotiations, regional and bilateral trade agreements). Based on...

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Sustainable supply chains – a framework for best practice assessment: results of the pilot study, BestLog project.

Piotrowicz, Wojciech; Cuthbertson, Richard; Islei, Gerd

This paper presents results of a pilot study completed as part of the BestLog (Best Practices in Logistics) project … Programme. One of the project goals is to identify and promote best sustainable practices in logistics and supply chain … section reviews EC policies on sustainability in transport and logistics. The main part of the analysis concentrates on the …

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Benchmarking Excellence Among Accredited Economic Development Organizations

Wilkins, Joy; King, Dana; Garvey, Blair; Lytle, Andrea - 2009

In search of competitive excellence, economic developers often ask for guidance and assistance on key enterprise management and operational issues relating to running a quality economic development program. They are interested in operating as effectively as possible, in making the highest...

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Benchmarking Quality Management Among Accredited Economic Development Organizations

Wilkins, Joy; Aton, Carol - 2006

In search of competitive excellence, economic developers often ask for guidance and assistance on key enterprise management and operational issues relating to running a quality economic development program. They re interested in operating as effectively as possible, in yielding the highest...

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The enigma of evaluation: benefits, costs and risks of IT in Australian small?medium-sized enterprises

Love, PED; Irani, Z; Standing, C; Lin, C; Burn, JM - 2005

-to-medium-sizedenterprises (SMEs) in Australia. The analysis revealed that organizations from different industry sectors significantly differ inthe … a quality evaluation cycle inwhich benchmarking forms an integral component of the strategic process. …

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The enigma of evaluation: benefits, costs and risks of IT in Australian small-medium-sized enterprises

Love, Peter; Irani, Zahir; Standing, Craig; Lin, Chad; … - 2005

-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Australia. The analysis revealed that organizations from different industry sectors significantly differ in … initiating a quality evaluation cycle in which benchmarking forms an integral component of the strategic process. …

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Hussain, Omar; Dong, Hai; Singh, Jaipal - 2010

Cloud computing has enabled users to access various resources and applications as a service and in return pay the provider only for the time for which they are used. Service Level Agreements (SLA) are formed between the user and provider to ensure that the required services and applications are...

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Analysis of quality system and price avance at chosen type of foods

Šánová, Petra - 2012

The text is presenting results of dissertation thesis in area of quality systems from view of chosen Czech foods types consumption – milk and meat. One of aims there was a getting information about first experiences and quality systems using valuation from view of companies by means of...

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Keeping pace with change in SMEs: creating and maintaining congruence and consistency in SMEs in transition economies.

Robinson, David A - 2008

Global business is changing at pace in both form and complexity, demanding innovative solutions. Change is no longer an option; it is crucial to the ongoing success of global businesses. Leadership that encourage innovation and entrepreneurial orientation involves the creation and maintenance of...

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