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Benchmarking for Best Practice

Continuous learning through sustainable innovation

Book1998

Edited by:

Mohamed Zairi

Benchmarking for Best Practice

Continuous learning through sustainable innovation

Book1998

 

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Edited by:

Mohamed Zairi

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Benchmarking for Best Practice uses up-to-the-minute case-studies of individual companies and industry-wide quality schemes to show how and why implementation has succeeded. For a ... read full description

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    Chapter 1 - Driving businesses with quality in the 1990s

    Pages 1-48

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    Chapter 2 - Achieving a competitive advantage through TQM

    Pages 49-72

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    Chapter 3 - Critical factors for effective TQM implementation: a benchmarking approach

    Pages 73-108

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    Chapter 4 - Benchmarking quality systems: the role of auditing

    Pages 109-131

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    Chapter 5 - Benchmarking innovation management for best practice

    Pages 132-180

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    Chapter 6 - Benchmarking customer satisfaction for best practice

    Pages 181-253

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    Chapter 7 - Benchmarking supplier partnerships for best practice

    Pages 254-312

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    Chapter 8 - Benchmarking TQM in health care for best practice

    Pages 313-360

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    Chapter 9 - Benchmarking quality in financial services through the EQA self-assessment model

    Pages 361-388

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    Chapter 10 - Benchmarking performance measurement for best practice

    Pages 389-419

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    Chapter 11 - Benchmarking processes for best practice

    Pages 420-444

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    Chapter 12 - External corporate quality reporting for best practice

    Pages 445-487

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    Index

    Pages 489-496

About the book

Publisher's Note: Transferred to Taylor & Francis as of 2011

Description

Benchmarking for Best Practice uses up-to-the-minute case-studies of individual companies and industry-wide quality schemes to show how and why implementation has succeeded. For any practitioner wanting to establish best practice in a wide variety of business areas, this book makes essential reading.

It is also an ideal textbook on the applications of TQM since it describes concepts, covers definitions and illustrates the applications with first-hand examples.

Professor Mohamed Zairi is an international expert and leading figure in the field of benchmarking. His pioneering work in this area led to the implementation of sixty comprehensive benchmarking projects in companies worldwide. He has written several books on this subject including 'Practical Benchmarking' in 1992.

Benchmarking for Best Practice uses up-to-the-minute case-studies of individual companies and industry-wide quality schemes to show how and why implementation has succeeded. For any practitioner wanting to establish best practice in a wide variety of business areas, this book makes essential reading.

It is also an ideal textbook on the applications of TQM since it describes concepts, covers definitions and illustrates the applications with first-hand examples.

Professor Mohamed Zairi is an international expert and leading figure in the field of benchmarking. His pioneering work in this area led to the implementation of sixty comprehensive benchmarking projects in companies worldwide. He has written several books on this subject including 'Practical Benchmarking' in 1992.

Key Features

Presents an integrated, strategic appraisal of how benchmarking impacts on organizational activities and performance
Presents examples of best practice in a wide range of industries all over the world - including service, manufacturing, public sector, health care and education
Includes up-to-the-minute examples including Rank Xerox and ICL (now D2D), both winners of the EQA (European Quality Award)

Presents an integrated, strategic appraisal of how benchmarking impacts on organizational activities and performance
Presents examples of best practice in a wide range of industries all over the world - including service, manufacturing, public sector, health care and education
Includes up-to-the-minute examples including Rank Xerox and ICL (now D2D), both winners of the EQA (European Quality Award)

Details

ISBN

978-0-7506-3948-4

Language

English

Published

1998

Copyright

Copyright © 1996 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved

Imprint

Butterworth-Heinemann

Editors

Mohamed Zairi

Sabic Professor of Best Practice Management, University of Bradford Management Centre