Essays about: "PDCA"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 39 essays containing the word PDCA.

  1. 16. The International Negotiation Practices of the European External Action Service

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Bonifac Abel Makkai; [2017]
    Keywords : EU international negotiations; European External Action Service; practice theory; two-level game theory; EU-Cuba negotiations; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Putnam’s seminal work on two-level game theory has been used widely in international negotiation research. The European Union is often argued to be a tough negotiating partner and its complex system of preferences poses a challenge to many of the fundamental assumptions of the two-level game model. READ MORE

  3. 17. IS LEAN A WASTE OF TIME? – A case study of Kjell&Company and the implementation of lean into their central warehouse

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Adrian Forsberg; Amanda Karlsson; [2016-07-04]
    Keywords : lean; lean thinking; lean warehouse; lean tools; culture; change management; performance measurements; KPI; measuring lean; lean strategy;

    Abstract : Companies constantly strive towards increasing their efficiency by improving the daily operations in order to strengthen their competitive advantage in the market. The concept of lean thinking has presented tools to achieve higher efficiency by the elimination of waste, i.e. the reduction of non-value-added activities for the end-customer. READ MORE

  4. 18. ISO 9001:2015 implementation at a manufacturing company

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Maskinteknisk produktframtagning (MTEK)

    Author : Anna Jönsson; Magnus Berglund; [2016]
    Keywords : ISO 9001; ISO 9001:2015; ISO 9001:2008; Quality Management System QMS ; PDCA-Model; Risk based thinking; Triangulation; SIQ evaluation model; Leadership theory; ISO 9001:2015; Kvalitetsledningssystem; Triangulering;

    Abstract : Martin Ivarsson, manager and part owner at Landeryd’s Mechanical Workshop (LMW), Landeryd, Sweden, initiated this project. This because of a new released ISO 9001 version that LMW has to implement before the 15th of September 2018 to remain certified. READ MORE

  5. 19. Hoshin Kanri – the Japanese way of piloting : An exploratory study of a Japanese strategic management system

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Johan Ideskog; Adina Alic; [2016]
    Keywords : Hoshin Kanri; Policy Deployment; Management by policy; Hoshin planning; Catchball; PDCA-Cycle;

    Abstract : Strategy is a highly topical subject among managers and since the world is constantlychanging it is also an important subject for companies’ competitive advantage and survival.At the same time experts in the field of strategic management describe western techniques ascomplex and ineffective while the Japanese techniques have been seen as unambiguous andcharacterized by focus on quality, productivity and teamwork. READ MORE

  6. 20. A model to cost-effectively improve the production flow by applying efficient maintenance: A case study

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för maskinteknik (MT)

    Author : Rebecka Nylander; [2015]
    Keywords : PDCA; MFD matris; effektivitet; livscykelkostnadsanalys;

    Abstract : Previous studies emphasize the importance of the company's competitive advantages and what is required to achieve them. What seems to be the basis for being able to compete is to constantly exceed customer expectations, which is achieved when companies are working on continuous improvement. READ MORE