BEYOND QUALITY

An Agenda for Improving Manufacturing Capabilities in Developing Countries

Inbunden, Engelska, 1995

AvSteven R. Wilson,Robert Ballance,János Pogány

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Global manufacturing has been altered by the emergence of a new approach to production which differs radically from the principles of mass production. This approach has been characterised by successful manufacturers in Asia and the West who have engaged in a continuous process to improve quality, process productivity and cost performance. The authors of Beyond Quality argue that many of the methods used by these new firms are equally suitable for manufacturers in developing countries and the transition economies of eastern and Central Europe.Using case study material from Latin America, Africa and Central Europe, the authors demonstrate that it is the skill and organization of people - rather than sophisticated equipment - which determines growth in productivity and product quality. These new forms of improvement are not dependent on economies of scale and so provide small producers with the flexibility to compete effectively against mass producers.

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Utgivningsdatum1995-01-01
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781858981208

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'Forty years ago W. Edward S. Deming helped to launch the world's first widespread application of quality control in Japan. The modern-day equivalents of those methods are now practised by successful firms and managers throughout the industrialised world. Beyond Quality will help the developing countries to do the same. It will be essential reading for those who hope to master methods of continuous improvemeitivity, upgrade methods of enterprise management and promote the goals of economic development.'