Purpose: The purpose of this study is to reduce defects and improve the quality of
automotive parts at SMEs by implementing the define, measure, analyze, improve, and …

This research aims to enhance the quality of automotive components by employing fault tree
analysis (FTA) to identify root causes and implement improvements. The FTA method was …

Globalization is a form of social change, reshaping the socio-spatial milieu in which humans
strive, and in which health and disease are managed and controlled. And yet the effects of …

Every manufacturing industry considers defect-free production in this competitive era.
Though it is practically impossible to improve the rate of defect minimization, statistical tools …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the application and examine the influence of a continuous quality
improvement intervention, which had a goal of standardizing care to reduce the proportion of …

This paper has made an attempt to identify the role of lead firms in mapping the activities
related to upgrading. Upgrading refers to the process through which firms may move up the …

The article presents results of the reliability study of controlled groups of vehicles possessed
by two road transport enterprises working in the international transport sector (truck tractors …

Reinforcing re-usable A356 alloys with organic matters is a principal, success yet expanding
in scope regarding new products development. Despite this, the use of the Taguchi-Pareto …

This doctoral thesis deals with closed-loop supply chains, which include remanufacturing.
Remanufacturing can be described as an industrial process to bring back a used good into …

The disruptive development of ICT technologies can be a decisive element in bringing the
productivity of the construction sector closer to the highest performing ones, such as …