Beyond economic man [[electronic resource] ] : feminist theory and economics / / edited by Marianne A. Ferber and Julie A. Nelson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910780930203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1993
• ISBN: 1-282-42639-7; 9786612426391; 0-226-24208-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (188 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): FerberMarianne A. <1923->; NelsonJulie A. <1956->
• Disciplina: 330.01; 330.082; 330/.082
• Soggetti: Feminist theory - Economic aspects; Economics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: The Social Construction of Economics and the Social Construction of Gender -- 1. The Study of Choice or the Study of Provisioning? Gender and the Definition of Economics -- 2. The Separative Self: Androcentric Bias in Neoclassical Assumptions -- 3. Not a Free Market: The Rhetoric of Disciplinary Authority in Economics -- 4. Some Consequences of a Conjective Economics -- 5. Socialism, Feminist and Scientific -- 6. Public or Private? Institutional Economics and Feminism -- What Should Mainstream Economists Learn from Feminist Theory? -- Race, Deconstruction, and the Emergent Agenda of Feminist Economic Theory -- Feminist Theory, Women's Experience, and Economics -- Economics for Whom? -- Biographies of the Contributors -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This is the first book to examine the central tenets of economics from a feminist point of view. In these original essays, the authors suggest that the discipline of economics could be improved by freeing itself from masculine biases. Beyond Economic Man raises questions about the discipline not because economics is too objective but because it is ; not objective enough. The contributors-nine economists, a sociologist, and a philosopher-discuss the extent to which gender has influenced both the range of subjects economists have studied and the way in which scholars have conducted their studies. They investigate, for example, how masculine concerns underlie economists' concentration on market as opposed to household activities and their emphasis on individual choice to the exclusion of social constraints on choice. This focus on masculine interests, the contributors contend, has biased the definition and boundaries of the discipline, its central assumptions, and its preferred rhetoric and methods. However, the aim of this book is not to reject current economic practices, but to broaden them, permitting a fuller understanding of economic phenomena. These essays examine current economic practices in the light of a feminist understanding of gender differences as socially constructed rather than based on essential male and female characteristics. The authors use this concept of gender, along with feminist readings of rhetoric and the history of science, as well as postmodernist theory and personal experience as economists, to analyze the boundaries, assumptions, and methods of neoclassical, socialist, and institutionalist economics. The contributors are Rebecca M. Blank, Paula England, Marianne A. Ferber, Nancy Folbre, Ann L. Jennings, Helen E. Longino, Donald N. McCloskey, Julie A. Nelson, Robert M. Solow, Diana Strassmann, and Rhonda M. Williams.

Quality planning and assurance : principles, approaches, and methods for product and service development / / Herman Tang

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910815663603321
• Autore: Tang He (Herman)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , [2022]; ©2022
• ISBN: 1-119-81928-8; 1-119-81930-X; 1-119-81929-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (387 pages)
• Disciplina: 658.562
• Soggetti: Quality control
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Title page -- Copyright -- Forewords -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- 1 Introduction to Quality Planning -- 1.1 Quality Definitions -- 1.1.1 Meaning of Quality -- 1.1.2 End-customer Centricity -- 1.1.3 Dimensions of Product and Service Quality -- 1.1.4 Discussion of Service Quality -- 1.2 Quality System -- 1.2.1 Quality Management System -- 1.2.2 Discussion of QMS -- 1.2.3 Quality Target Setting -- 1.2.4 Cost of Quality -- 1.3 Quality Planning -- 1.3.1 Planning Process Overview -- 1.3.2 Considerations in Quality Planning -- 1.3.3 Quality-planning Guideline (APQP) -- 1.3.4 Service Quality Planning -- Summary -- Exercises -- References -- 2 Strategy Development for Quality -- 2.1 Strategic Management -- 2.1.1 Overview of Strategic Management -- 2.1.2 Hoshin Planning Management -- 2.1.3 Implementation Considerations -- 2.2 Risk Management and Analysis -- 2.2.1 Risk Management Overview -- 2.2.2 Risks and Treatments -- 2.2.3 Risk Evaluation -- 2.2.4 Event Tree, Fault Tree, and Bowtie Analysis -- 2.3 Pull and Push Strategies -- 2.3.1 Pull or Push -- 2.3.2 Innovation-push -- 2.3.3 Challenges to Pull and Push -- Summary -- Exercises -- References -- 3 Customer-centric Planning -- 3.1 Goal: Design for Customer -- 3.1.1 Customer-driven Development -- 3.1.2 Product/Process Characteristics -- 3.2 Quality Category to Customer -- 3.2.1 Must-be Quality and Attractive Quality ; -- 3.2.2 Kano Model -- 3.3 Quality Function Deployment -- 3.3.1 Principle of QFD -- 3.3.2 QFD Applications -- 3.3.3 More Discussion of QFD -- 3.4 Affective Engineering -- 3.4.1 Introduction to Affective Engineering -- 3.4.2 Discussion of AE -- 3.4.3 Applications of AE -- Summary -- Exercises -- References -- 4 Quality Assurance by Design -- 4.1 Design Review Process -- 4.1.1 Introduction to Design Review -- 4.1.2 Design Review Based on Failure Mode.; 4.1.3 Design Review Applications -- 4.2 Design Verification and Validation -- 4.2.1 Prototype Processes -- 4.2.2 Processes of Verification and Validation -- 4.2.3 Discussion of Verification and Validation -- 4.3 Concurrent Engineering -- 4.3.1 Principle of Concurrent Engineering -- 4.3.2 Considerations to CE -- 4.4 Variation Considerations -- 4.4.1 Recognition of Variation -- 4.4.2 Target Setting with Variation -- 4.4.3 Propagation of Variation -- 4.4.4 Quality and Variation -- Summary -- Exercises -- References -- 5 Proactive Approaches: Failure Modes and Effects Analysis and Control Plan -- 5.1 Understanding Failure Modes and Effects Analysis -- 5.1.1 Principle of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis -- 5.1.2 FMEA Development -- 5.1.3 Parameters in FMEA -- 5.2 Pre- and Post-work of FMEA -- 5.2.1 Pre-FMEA Analysis -- 5.2.2 FMEA Follow-up -- 5.3 Implementation of FMEA -- 5.3.1 Considerations in FMEA -- 5.3.2 Applications of FMEA -- 5.4 Control Plan -- 5.4.1 Basics of Control Plan -- 5.4.2 Considerations in Control Plan -- 5.4.3 Applications of Control Plan -- Summary -- Exercises -- References -- 6 Supplier Quality Management and Production Part Approval Process -- 6.1 Introduction to Supplier Quality -- 6.1.1 Supplier Quality Overview -- 6.1.2 Supplier Selection and Evaluation -- 6.2 PPAP Standardized Guideline -- 6.2.1 Concept of PPAP -- 6.2.2 PPAP Elements -- 6.2.3 PPAP Packages -- 6.3 PPAP Elements in a Package -- 6.3.1 Essential Element (Level 1) -- 6.3.2 Level 2 Elements -- 6.3.3 Level 3 Elements -- 6.3.4 Unique Requirements (Levels 4 and 5) -- 6.4 Supplier Quality Assurance -- 6.4.1 PPAP Preparation and Approval -- 6.4.2 Customer and Supplier Teamwork -- 6.4.3 Supplier Quality to Service -- Summary -- Exercises -- References -- 7 Special Analyses and Processes -- 7.1 Measurement System Analysis -- 7.1.1 Measurement System.; 7.1.2 Analysis in MSA -- 7.2 Process Capability Study -- 7.2.1 Principle of Process Capability -- 7.2.2 Process Capability Assessment -- 7.2.3 Production Tryout -- 7.3 Change Management in Development -- 7.3.1 Process of Change Management -- 7.3.2 Considerations in Change Management -- 7.3.3 Advancement of Change Management -- 7.4 Quality System Auditing -- 7.4.1 Roles and Processes of Quality Auditing -- 7.4.2 Types of Quality Audit and Preparation -- 7.4.3 Considerations in Quality Auditing -- Summary -- Exercises -- References -- 8 Quality Management Tools -- 8.1 Problem-solving Process -- 8.1.1 Plan-Do-Check-Act Approach -- 8.1.2 8D Approach -- 8.1.3 Approaches and Tools -- 8.2 Seven Basic Tools -- 8.2.1 Cause-and-effect Diagram -- 8.2.2 Check Sheet -- 8.2.3 Histogram -- 8.2.4 Pareto Chart -- 8.2.5 Scatter Diagram -- 8.2.6 Control Charts -- 8.2.7 Stratification Analysis -- 8.3 Seven Additional Tools -- 8.3.1 Affinity Diagram -- 8.3.2 Relation Diagram -- 8.3.3 Tree Diagram -- 8.3.4 Matrix Chart (Diagram) -- 8.3.5 Network Diagram -- 8.3.6 Prioritization Matrix -- 8.3.7 Process Decision Program Chart -- Summary -- Exercises -- References -- Acronyms and Glossary -- Epilogue -- Index -- End User License Agreement.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Quality planning has been a fundamental industrial practice for several decades, yet there are few comprehensive quality planning textbooks dedicated to the understanding of this subject at the undergraduate and graduate levels. In the quality field, professionals often consider ; Toyota as a role model for best practices. While one can learn Toyota quality for its principles, its specific practices are not necessarily applicable for every situation. In The Toyota Way to Service Excellence, Dr. Liker and Ross stated, "the Toyota Way training was designed to teach principles rather than specific methodology" (p.32). Similarly, this book focuses on the fundamental principles of quality planning, and extrapolates on their applications in various industries throughout each chapter. For current and future quality professionals, you can start learning these principles, with supporting application examples in this book, and later apply them towards your unique applications. Like one of my students said, "What I enjoyed most about this course was taking the information learned in this course and being able to utilize it within the industry that I currently work in.""--

The Cambridge companion to T.S. Eliot / / edited by A. David Moody [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNISA996205085403316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 1994
• ISBN: 9780511999338; 1107484588; 051199933X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xix, 259 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Cambridge companions to literature
• Disciplina: 821/.912
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015).
• Nota di contenuto: Where is the real T.S. Eliot? or, the life of the poet / James Olney -- Eliot as a product of America / Eric Sigg -- Eliot as philosopher / Richard Shusterman -- T.S. Eliot's critical program / Timothy Materer -- The Social critic and his discontents / Peter Dale Scott -- Religion, literature, and society in the work of T.S. Eliot / Cleo McNelly Kearns -- "England and nowhere" / Alan Marshall -- Early poems: from "Prufrock" to "Gerontion" / J.C.C. Mays -- Improper desire: reading The Waste land ; / Harriet Davidson -- Ash-Wednesday: a poetry of verification / John Kwan-Terry -- Four quartets: music, word, meaning and value / A. David Moody -- Pereira and after: the cures of Eliot's theater / Robin Grove -- "Mature poets steal": Eliot's allusive practice / James Longenbach -- Eliot's impact on twentieth-century Anglo-American poetry / Charles Altieri -- Tradition and T.S. Eliot / Jean-Michel Rabaté -- Eliot: modernism, postmodernism, and after / Bernard Sharratt -- Eliot studies: a review and a select booklist / Jewel Spears Brooker.
• Sommario/riassunto: In this Companion, an international team of leading T. S. Eliot scholars contribute studies of different facets of the writer's work to build up a carefully co-ordinated and fully rounded introduction. Five chapters give a complete account of Eliot's poems and plays from several distinct points of view. The major aspects and issues of his life and thought are assessed: his American origins and his becoming English; his position as a philosopher; his literary, social, and political criticism; and the evolution of his religious sense. Later chapters place his work in a number of historical perspectives; and the final chapter provides an expert review of the whole field of Eliot studies and is supplemented by a listing of the most significant publications. There is a useful chronological outline. Taken as a whole, the Companion comprises an essential handbook for students and other readers of Eliot.