1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910155108303321

Autore

Odomirok Sr., Paul Walter

Titolo

Affordability : Integrating Value, Customer, and Cost for Continuous Improvement / / Sr., Paul Walter Odomirok

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Taylor and Francis.

ISBN

1-351-72797-4

1-315-18338-2

1-351-72798-2

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (279 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

Continuous Improvement Series

Disciplina

658.15/52

Soggetti

Cost control

Quality control

Value analysis (Cost control)

Total quality management

Organizational effectiveness

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1 Affordability: It's not what we always thought it was! -- chapter 2 Customers: Who really comes first? -- chapter 3 Value and cost: The role of purpose and worth in affordability -- chapter 4 Faster: Ease and speed -- chapter 5 Better: Quality and capability -- chapter 6 Leadership: By any other name is not management -- chapter 7 Change and transformation -- chapter 8 Creativity and innovation: From fragments of thought to prosperity -- chapter 9 People: The human factor -- chapter 10 Process: Work work work! -- chapter 11 Performance: What is the score? Are we winning or losing? -- chapter 12 How to -- chapter 13 The affordability challenge.

Sommario/riassunto

"Affordability is a new concept that allows the implementation of Continuous Improvement for any organization. It encapsulates contemporary methods that improve product and service profitability, increases market share, value, speed, quality and capability, and cuts down on cost. This new method addresses the needs of growing, improving, and sustaining an organization. It provides a framework and foundation for launching improvement initiatives, deploying continuous



improvement, and maintaining the cultural habits and behaviors required to continue such efforts. Case studies from a variety of industries, businesses, and institutions are provided."--Provided by publisher.

2.

Record Nr.

UNISOBSOBE00083068

Autore

Bellini, Giovanni

Titolo

Giovanni Bellini / [testi di Stefano Zuffi]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Roma, : l'Unità

Milano, : A. Mondadori Arte, 1991

Titolo uniforme

Giovanni Bellini

Descrizione fisica

63 p. : ill. ; 23 cm

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Ed. fuori commercio riservata ai lettori de l'UnitÃ