International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management

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Volume 9, issue 4, 2012

Preventive replacement policy with cumulative repair-cost limit for a system under increasing failure rate shock model pp. 423-436

Min-Tsai Lai and Chung-Wen Hung

Analysing relationship between productivity and knowledge economy data of EU countries (including Turkey) by using canonical correlation analysis pp. 437-455

Serhat Burmaoglu, Yigit Kazancoglu and Mehmet Kabak

Measuring manufacturing performance with the implementation of TPM: an exploratory study pp. 456-471

Manjinder Singh, Anish Sachdeva and Arvind Bhardwaj

The impact of implementing total quality management on organisational structure pp. 472-485

Zahra Aghasizadeh, Mohammad Aghdassi and Bakhtiar Ostadi

Exploring the impact of effectiveness of total productive maintenance strategies in manufacturing enterprise pp. 486-501

Inderpreet Singh Ahuja

Predicting remaining useful life of cutting tools with regression and ANN analysis pp. 502-518

J. Gokulachandran and K. Mohandas

Development of an innovative criticality index for turnaround management in an oil refinery pp. 519-544

Maurizio Bevilacqua, Filippo Emanuele Ciarapica, Giancarlo Giacchetta and Barbara Marchetti

Volume 9, issue 3, 2012

A literature review on the integration of total productive maintenance elements with ISO 9001 standard pp. 281-308

N.M. Sivaram, S.R. Devadasan, C.G. Sreenivasa, S. Karthi and R. Murugesh

A cross-disciplinary approach to product development and design through quality function deployment, target costing and value engineering pp. 309-331

Jitendra Sharma

Integrated SPC-based scheme utilising variable control charts and C pm ratio to improve manufacturing quality of empty hard gelatin capsules pp. 332-351

Omar Bataineh and Abdullah Al-Dwairi

Ascendancy of a modified tabu search for multi-stage non-linear multiple response constrained optimisation problem pp. 352-381

Indrajit Mukherjee and Pradip Kumar Ray

Performance measurement and determination of optimal base stock level inventory system to improve the customer satisfaction in the Six Sigma environment pp. 382-403

A. Kumaravadivel, U. Natarajan and A. Noorul Haq

Service quality robust design - with a case study in airport services pp. 404-421

Arash Shahin, Nasibeh Janatyan and Nahid Nasirzaheh

Volume 9, issue 2, 2012

Quality enhancement by implementation of depth of inspection metric and inspection performance metric in software industry pp. 137-157

T.R. Gopalakrishnan Nair and V. Suma

Identifying productivity indicators from business strategies' surveys pp. 158-176

Kongkiti Phusavat, Sansanee Nilmaneenava, Rapee Kanchana, Christian Wernz and Petri Helo

Effect of autocorrelation on the performance of EWMA chart pp. 177-193

Sukhraj Singh and D.R. Prajapati

Determinants of the green quality practices towards sustainable quality management pp. 194-216

Leow Kheng Yee and Suhaiza Zailani

Six Sigma methodology applications within aluminium company pp. 217-244

Tarek Sadraoui and Chafik Kammoun

Using data envelopment analysis-neural network model to evaluate hospital efficiency pp. 245-257

Omur Tosun

Quality and productivity improvement through Six Sigma in foundry industry pp. 258-280

Darshak A. Desai

Volume 9, issue 1, 2012

Evaluating and prioritising critical success factors of TQM implementation based on fuzzy AHP pp. 1-24

Aliasghar Rezazadeh, Sajjad Najafi, Loghman Hatami-Shirkouhi and Sina Miri-Nargesi

A quality management training system concerning ISO standards for sustainable organisational change in SMEs pp. 25-45

Nunzio Casalino, Alessandro D’Atri and Alessio Maria Braccini

Development of a QFD trade-off methodology for automotive hydrogen tanks pp. 46-60

Gary P. Moynihan

Six sigma in manufacturing for micro, small and medium enterprises in India pp. 61-81

Ashish Soti, Ravi Shankar and O.P. Kaushal

Designing the optimal mean for an asymmetrically distributed process pp. 82-102

Paul L. Goethals and Byung Rae Cho

Investigation into the impacts of procurement systems on the performance of construction projects in East Malaysia pp. 103-135

Festus Onosakponome Odhigu, Azhar Yahya, Nazatul Shima Abdul Rani and Junaid M. Shaikh

Volume 8, issue 4, 2011

Introduce quality processes through DOE: a case study in die casting foundry pp. 373-397

Bikram Jit Singh and Dinesh Khanduja

The effects of quality management practices on customer satisfaction and innovation: a perspective from Jordan pp. 398-415

Abbas Al-Refaie, Ola Ghnaimat and Jong-Hwan Ko

The roles of ISO 14001, research institutions and professional organisations in environmental performance pp. 416-432

Sean P. Goffnett, Lawrence O. Jenicke, Shanthakumar Palaniswami and Hyungu Kang

Validation of multiple-item scale for measuring service quality in life insurance business: structural equation modelling approach pp. 433-458

Anand Prakash, R.P. Mohanty, S. Kumar and S.P. Kallurkar

Factors influencing the productivity of knowledge workers: a case study from an Iranian Oil Company pp. 459-479

Ali Noruzy, Ali Asghar Hayat, Aliasghar Rezazadeh, Sajjad Najafi and Loghman Hatami-Shirkouhi

An empirical investigation of Six Sigma implementation in medium scale Indian automotive enterprises pp. 480-501

Rajeshkumar U. Sambhe and Rajendra S. Dalu

Volume 8, issue 3, 2011

The development of an e-commerce failure mode and effects analysis pp. 247-264

Alec Waterworth and Steve Eldridge

A model to assess the agility of manufacturing organisations: systems approach and application pp. 265-295

P.G. Saleeshya, A. Subash Babu and A.S. Vishnu

A DCBA-DEA methodology for selecting suppliers with supply risk pp. 296-312

Wai Peng Wong

Assessing the prediction of employee productivity: a comparison of OLS vs. CART pp. 313-332

Ina S. Markham

Design for Six Sigma to optimise the process parameters of a foundry pp. 333-355

Sushil Kumar, D.R. Prajapati and P.S. Satsangi

Stages of concern towards quality management system: a case study in Graduate School of Business pp. 356-371

Cheng Ling Tan, Hasnah Haron and Joe Yin Chuah

Volume 8, issue 2, 2011

Managing the quality circle process: a new investigation of Toyota's QC practices pp. 113-133

Phillip Marksberry, Cheng-Hao Chang and Yukang Liu

Supplier selection in the presence of dual-role factors, non-discretionary inputs and weight restrictions pp. 134-152

Abdollah Noorizadeh, Mahdi Mahdiloo and Reza Farzipoor Saen

Identification and modelling of barriers in the implementation of TQM pp. 153-179

Tilak Raj and Rajesh Attri

Lean Six Sigma through ISO 9001 standard-based quality management system: an investigation for research pp. 180-204

S. Karthi, S.R. Devadasan and R. Murugesh

Quality management systems and expert system approach for designing and implementing a mechanised self-assessment system pp. 205-224

Kamran Rezaie, Salman Nazari-Shirkouhi and Sina Miri-Nargesi

Theory and practice of CAD/CAM infused agile characteristics in the traditional products pp. 225-246

S. Vinodh, S.R. Devadasan, S. Maheshkumar, M. Aravindakshan, M. Arumugam and K. Balakrishnan

Volume 8, issue 1, 2011

Developing a creative–inventive framework for strategic management and sustainable business excellence pp. 1-32

S.K. Breja, D.K. Banwet and K.C. Iyer

Mapping out ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and other management system standards pp. 33-44

Inaki Heras-Saizarbitoria

A data envelopment analysis model with discretionary and non-discretionary factors in fuzzy environments pp. 45-63

Saber Saati, Adel Hatami-Marbini and Madjid Tavana

The discrepancy between goal expectation and goal achievement of ISO 9000 internal benefits: evidence from Egypt pp. 64-84

M. Tawfik Mady

Quality modelling and analysis of electroplating system using graph theory matrix approach pp. 85-112

Abhishek Kumar, Shibu Clement and V.P. Agrawal

Volume 7, issue 4, 2011

Improving performance of a sandblasting process pp. 395-409

Surajit Pal and S. Udaya Kumar

Overview on the application of ISO/TS 16949:2009, in a worldwide leader company in the production of stainless steel tubes for automotive exhaust systems pp. 410-439

M. Bevilacqua, Filippo Emanuele Ciarapica, Giancarlo Giacchetta and Barbara Marchetti

Implementation of the Workforce Competency Model for assessing maintenance workers' performance pp. 440-462

Izatul Hamimi Abdul Razak, Shahrul Kamaruddin and Ishak Abdul Azid

Six Sigma for services: a service quality framework pp. 463-483

Joao S. Neves and Behnam Nakhai

The effect of layout design on productivity: an empirical study pp. 484-500

Shahrul Kamaruddin, Sok Yee Khoo, Zahid A. Khan and Arshad Noor Siddiquee

QFD integrated value stream mapping: an enabler of lean manufacturing pp. 501-522

R. Mohanraj, M. Sakthivel and S. Vinodh

Volume 7, issue 3, 2011

Service quality modelling for life insurance business using neural networks pp. 263-286

Anand Prakash, R.P. Mohanty and S.P. Kallurkar

A systems study on standardised work: a Toyota perspective pp. 287-303

Phillip Marksberry, Rohan Rammohan and Daniel Vu

Fuzzy quality functiondeployment approach using TOPSIS and analytic hierarchy process methods pp. 304-324

Majid Kavosi and Reza Kiani Mavi

Impact of RFID technology on economic order quantity models pp. 325-357

Lakshmi Bhadrachalam, Suresh Chalasani and Rajendra V. Boppana

Barriers to the successful implementation of TQM in Iranian manufacturing organisations pp. 358-373

Mohammad Abdolshah and Saeed Abdolshah

Customer-driven product planning using conjoint analysis and QFD–ANP methodology pp. 374-394

K. Venkata Subbaiah, K.G. Durga Prasad and K. Narayana Rao

Volume 7, issue 2, 2011

ISO 9001:2000 based quality management system via ABET-based accreditation pp. 125-147

D. Thandapani, K. Gopalakrishnan, S.R. Devadasan, C.G. Sreenivasa and R. Murugesh

A quantitative investigation of Toyota's approach in teaching standardised work pp. 148-167

Phillip Marksberry, Daniel Vu and Bruce Hordusky

Optimisation of nominal-the-best type quality characteristic in the absence of scaling factor: an empirical method pp. 168-182

Surajit Pal and Susanta Kumar Gauri

Implementation of quality management in organisations operating in the Sultanate of Oman: ISO 9001:2000 vs. non-ISO 9001:2000 certified organisations pp. 183-201

Rafi Ashrafi and Hamdi A. Bashir

Engaging your employees in times of uncertainty pp. 202-208

D. Keith Denton

Reliability centred maintenance in a thermal power plant: a case study pp. 209-228

N.S. Bhangu, R. Singh and G.L. Pahuja

Design process improvement through the DMAIC Sigma approach: a wood consumption case study pp. 229-262

Tarek Sadraoui and Ahmed Ghorbel

Volume 7, issue 1, 2011

Loss-based process capability indices: a review pp. 1-21

Mohammad Abdolshah, Rosnah Mohd. Yusuff, Tang Sai Hong and Md. Yusof B. Ismail

Prediction of dimensional accuracy in fused deposition modelling: a fuzzy logic approach pp. 22-43

Asif Equbal, Anoop Kumar Sood and S.S. Mahapatra

QUARNEWSS: a model for applying Six Sigma framework to achieve continuous quality and reliability improvement in new product development pp. 44-73

M. Natarajan, V. Senthil, S.R. Devadasan and N. Vijay Mohan

A modelling approach in process industry for improving manufacturing performance pp. 74-89

Gokhan Akyuz and Orhan Kuruuzum

Data envelopment analysis: an efficient duo linear programming approach pp. 90-103

Saber Saati, Adel Hatami-Marbini and Madjid Tavana

An empirical study of new value creation in financial service companies using design for Six Sigma approach pp. 104-124

Yudi Azis and Hiroshi Osada