Globally, the reliance of large-scale industries (LSI) on suppliers' performance has increased. Majority of single tier managed small-scale industries (STSSI) in manufacturing sector are last tier ancillaries to LSIs. Implementing quality management system to fulfil the requirements of customers...

Since economic liberalisation in the early 1990s, the public sector banks in India have been facing stiff competition from the private Indian and foreign banks that have captured a large share of Indian financial market. However, the country's banking system is still dominated by the public...

Strategic ambitions can function as drivers of improvement in organizations. Continuous improvement is driven by strategic ambitions to: design quality into the structure of the organization, plan and control improvements, assure improvements, set and realize improvement goals, position the...

The paper presents a continuous improvement strategy, process-oriented and aiming to improve manufacturing at AUTOCAR EXHAUST. The „5S” rules have immediate and significant effects on the sequence of activities in the work post, thus influencing the performance of processes in the analyzed...

Strategic ambitions can function as drivers of improvement in organizations. Continuous improvement is driven by strategic ambitions to: design quality into the structure of the organization, plan and control improvements, assure improvements, set and realize improvement goals, position the...

Supply chain management (SCM) is essential for any company to survive the increasing pressures of global competition. There have been continuous changes in global manufacturing and service markets, causing supply chain (SC) members to reassess their effectiveness individually and as a whole. A...

There has been a major push by firms to seek certification to the International Quality Standards ISO 9000. This heightened interest is not without problems as many managers have misunderstood the value of seeking ISO 9000 certification. A review of the literature revealed a major gap in...

A company's quality performance is necessarily dependent on its internal quality control and improvement efforts, but also subject to reliable delivery of high quality materials and parts from suppliers. This study identifies four key practices in quality-focused supplier relation and...

The paper shows that a successful sale of a product is determined not only by the quality but also by the country-specific differences in the field of quality management. Although these criteria are world-wide similar, the priorities are national defined differently. Being an essential component...