Essays Tagged: "quality standards"

Organizational structure of Dimitri.

highly repetitive. So Dimitri needs high standardization to increase job efficiency and ensure its quality standards. It implies that it needs less autonomy and more control. Leakos's management matc ... gulations in Dimitri. Dimitri should focus on the job standardization to achieve its efficiency and quality while Action should set up specific goals and make some sales promotion and punishment progr ...

(12 pages) 341 0 4.3 Jun/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Types of markets in economics.

mpany is the only manufacturer of a product, that company has a monopoly. It is able to set its own quality standards and establish selling prices. It can also control middlemen, such as wholesalers a ... isted.Each seller supplies a sufficiently large share of the market so that any changes in price or quality will affect the market share of his rival sellers. Oligopolistic firms are in competition wi ...

(3 pages) 178 0 3.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

China- What future does it face in its ideological straightjacket regarding its economic development?

most if not all sectorsb) Chinese exports will eventually meet and possibly surpass current premium quality standards for whatever product is being discussedc) free markets are not going awayThe chall ... s are not going awayThe challenge for Chinese products is whether they will ever be known for their quality rather than their price, and also how their Asian and other competitors will react. Once one ...

(2 pages) 27 0 3.5 Sep/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Foreign & International Economics

Total Quality Management - Describe a business that adheres to superior quality: Dominoe's Pizza.

Total quality management is a process company's use to ensure superior quality by focusing on customer sat ... age by implementing statistical tools and encouraging management to use these tools.The traditional quality management system was seen different from Total Quality Management as we see it today. Compa ... es' where then informed how top management wanted the process to work and then proceed accordingly. Quality standards were considered to be absolute. The company decided what the customer wanted and v ...

(3 pages) 157 0 5.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Federal Express

rs: "The Personnel Division is dedicated to maintaining a global environment consistent with P-S-P, quality standards, local culture, and relevant laws and regulations in which employees are motivated ... always one kind of injection of administration into the organization. For instance the theory Q= P [Quality equals Productivity] alone leads to employees coming forward, informing management of the va ...

(11 pages) 437 1 5.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

STARBUCKS International Expansion Proposal: Cancun, Mexico

an to its individual flavor peak in order to brew the world's best cup of coffee. Our freshness and quality standards are legendary, and our baristas are thoroughly trained to ensure that every custom ... ghly trained to ensure that every customer receives knowledgeable service that is comparable to the quality of our coffee (Starbucks initial store training manual; pg. 3).The Starbucks Corporation we ...

(13 pages) 337 0 3.7 Mar/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Balfern Products plc - Case Report from Aberdeen Bus. School SCM Dept.

t Plc. produces hand crafted wooden puppets. In order to increase the production level and meet new quality standards a new conveyor belt system is introduced by the management and a bonus pay is offe ... orkplace.The Balfern case analyzed, it is obvious that neither the current production level nor the quality level of individuals or the group is satisfying. But how should we look at the organization ...

(13 pages) 74 1 3.9 Mar/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

The water company and how the framework provided by UK water industry affects it

ests and deals with your complaints;- the Drinking Water Inspectorate, which sets standards for the quality of drinking water;- the Environment Agency, which regulates and enforces water abstraction c ... y and the Drinking Water Inspectorate to ensure companies can meet environmental and drinking water quality standards.Water companies are investing $5.5 billion over the period 2005-10 (over £3 ...

(3 pages) 16 1 3.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Franchising and business

ally, a franchisee sells goods or services supplied by the franchisor or that meet the franchisor's quality standards. Franchising is based on mutual trust between the franchisor and franchisee. The f ... other.The purpose of a code responsibility just basically establishes the guidelines for a product quality, as well as guidelines for how employees, customers, and owners should be treated.The role t ...

(4 pages) 74 0 4.0 May/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Customer Driven Quality

ation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. They have been recognized as the HVAC leader in product quality and customer service since 1915. Carrier's foremost concern and focus that supports this ach ... t described within their mission statement: "Carrier is dedicated to providing the highest level of quality and service to our customers around the world. We strive to be our customers' first choice f ...

(9 pages) 187 0 5.0 May/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

SteakHouse

SWOT analysisPrinciples and beliefsHighly diversified restaurant businessSuperior quality customer serviceWell established brand imageHigh quality food and beverages servingManaging ... ality food and beverages servingManaging partner should have 10 % share which strengthens company's quality standardsUS standard quality fresh food and cooking methodVery well defined market segmentat ... Very well defined market segmentationContinuous innovationsLong term negotiation with suppliers for quality and constant supplyLowest labor turn over rateEmployee reward programsEfficient training pro ...

(3 pages) 56 0 0.0 May/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Continuous Improvement vs. Quality Control

I strongly believe that continuous improvement is more important than quality control. The reason behind my thinking is that quality control is an element of continuous i ... thinking is that quality control is an element of continuous improvement for the following reason. Quality control only identifies rejects. Its only purpose is to inspect items or services to determi ... must examine the contributing processes to determine how to improve the overall results.Now-a-days, quality control is not just done at the end of a manufacturing process. It must be done at every sta ...

(1 pages) 149 0 4.0 May/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Behavioural Aspect of Project Management

ger. He or she must not only deal with meeting time tables, meeting budgets, perform within certain quality standards, but also have to deal with all the different personalities of coworkers. The mana ... hion, the project usually starts going in disarray, with problems in meeting schedules, budgets and quality. The employees will usually also be disgruntled and unhappy. A manager will have to change t ...

(10 pages) 179 0 3.7 Jul/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

What is attachment and why is it important to young children?

n young children's attachments and their future. Evidence suggests that a childcare which is not of quality standards can impact the attachment a child has with their family and caregivers negatively ... n the contrary research has shown that should a child acquire secure attachments through family and quality childcare, the impact has a positive effect thus positively influencing development and lear ...

(6 pages) 165 2 3.0 Jan/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Organizational Behavior Terminology

Terminology and Concepts � PAGE �1� IntroductionHigh performance and high quality are two areas that organizations must focus on within the operations of the company. Compani ... continually motivate their employees to be high performers and consistently achieve and exceed high quality standards will set themselves apart from the competition. "Success in any work setting depen ...

(4 pages) 67 0 4.6 Jun/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Viking Simmers a Strategy

ning their products at the higher price range top of the line by identifying their products as high quality and selling the idea of an experience (for gourmets in this case) instead of just a product. ... f its implied warranty?It’s understood by consumers that a product from Viking will be of high quality, which is considered an implied warranty that comes from unspoken promises and perception.Im ...

(1 pages) 1282 0 0.0 Oct/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Quality Management and Productivity Simulation

Quality management determines and implements the quality policy of the organization (UOP, n.d.). The ... determines and implements the quality policy of the organization (UOP, n.d.). The simulation ‘Quality Management and Productivity’ focused on the use of total quality management tools to an ... em short term. Furthermore, the simulation focused on designing a human resource program to promote quality culture in an organization in the long-term. “A well-implemented quality management pol ...

(6 pages) 383 0 3.0 Oct/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Global Wine Wars: New World Challenges Old

es in consumers, its tastes and consumption habits.Over the years attempting to protect reputation, quality standards and market by raising entry barriers French wine industry has made for itself tons ... growing, wine making, distribution and marketing was performed by different entities with differing quality standards and knowledge, making the process long, sometimes unpredictable and expensive. On ...

(3 pages) 170 0 0.0 Jan/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Untitled

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(2 pages) 1075 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Motorola's spin off of Iridium

were just too high for the likings of potential customers. Also their manufacturers could not meet quality standards at first and this caused a massive delay in shipment of products (i.e. phones) to ...

(1 pages) 17 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies