DocumentCode
2417878
Title
The use of improvement tools — A comparison between sectors and industries
Author
Adebanjo, D. ; Tickle, M. ; Ojadi, F. ; Mann, R.
Author_Institution
Manage. & Logistics, Univ. of Greenwich, London, UK
fYear
2013
fDate
10-13 Dec. 2013
Firstpage
517
Lastpage
521
Abstract
This study explores the use of improvement tools between public and private sector and manufacturing and service organizations. In total 453 organizations across 8 different countries responded to a questionnaire with the data being analyzed through use of the IBM SPSS Statistics software package. The results revealed a number of differences between the sectors and industries as well as similarities between the public sector and the private sector and between the service industry and the manufacturing industry.
Keywords
manufacturing industries; organisational aspects; service industries; IBM SPSS statistics software package; business improvement; improvement tools; manufacturing industry; manufacturing organizations; private sector; public sector; service industry; service organizations; Benchmark testing; Industries; Manufacturing; Organizations; Quality management; Standards organizations; Business Improvement; Improvement Tools; Manufacturing Vs. Services; Public Vs. Private sector;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), 2013 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Bangkok
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEEM.2013.6962465
Filename
6962465
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