Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the discussion of organisation and management by uncovering some embedded contradictions in total quality management (TQM). Design/methodology/approach – Based on discussions of leadership, TQM and the demands of modern working life,...

I Industrivisioner åtta röster om framtidens svenska industri samlas journalister, forskare, filmskapare, debattörer och branschexperter. Förhoppningen är att bidra till en mer framtidsinriktad debatt om den svenska industrins utveckling, bortom dagsaktuella kvartalsrapporter

A case study including the investigation and results from one plant is presented. The main aim of the current project is to test and recommend technical and organisational solutions, so that companies with highly automated production can meet the psycho‐social criteria which characterise a...

A method for the numerical solution of the Hilbert transform integral to obtain the phase corresponding to a given amplitude spectrum is presented. The method, which is based on the assumption that the amplitude spectrum at high and low frequencies can be approximated by constant slopes, can be...