Innovación y mejora continua según el modelo EFQM de excelencia

Innovación y mejora continua según el modelo EFQM de excelencia
Author: Joaquín Membrado Martínez
Publisher: Ediciones Díaz de Santos
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2002-10-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9788479785307

El modelo EFQM de Excelencia, como conjunto de criterios que recogen buenas prácticas de gestión de organizaciones excelentes, se ha convertido desde su aparición en 1991, en un referente utilizado cada vez por más empresas y organizaciones europeas que tratan de mejorar su gestión para mejorar sus resultados, y en definitiva elevar sus niveles de competitividad. Este libro pretende mostrar el Modelo EFQM de Excelencia, más que como una herramienta mágica 'per se', como un sistema coherente de prácticas que, correctamente utilizado, permite a las empresas y organizaciones estructurar y sistematizar la innovación y la mejora continua como elemento fundamental de su gestión. El texto recoge, a partir de la estructura del Modelo, la interpretación libre del autor, así como numerosos ejemplos prácticos de organizaciones líderes que tienen asumida la mejora continua y la innovación para aumentar su competitividad. INDICE: Planteamiento estratégico de la calidad total. Evolución del término/concepto de la calidad total. Los grandes modelos de Excelencia. El modelo Deming. El modelo de Excelencia de los Estados Unidos 'Malcolm Baldrige'. El modelo Iberoamericano de Excelencia en la Gestión. El Modelo EFQM de Excelencia. Liderazgo. Política y estrategia. Personas. Alianzas y recursos. Procesos. Resultados en los clientes. Resultados en las personas. Resultados en la sociedad. Resultados clave. Autoevaluación y planificación. Proceso de puntuación y consenso. El Modelo EFQM de Excelencia versión pequeñas y medianas empresas (PYMES). El Modelo EFQM de Excelencia para el sector público y organizaciones del voluntariado. ISO 9001: 2000 y Modelo EFQM de Excelencia. Casos prácticos del Modelo Europeo.

Liderazgo transformador

Liderazgo transformador
Author: Virginio Gallardo
Publisher: Editorial Almuzara
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2009-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 848356176X

Virginio Gallardo propugna un estilo de dirección que acelera el potencial creativo y rompe con la cultura de las empresas sin alma.

Quality Management and Practices

Quality Management and Practices
Author: Kim-Soon Ng
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2012-04-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9535105507

This book is comprised of a collection of reviews and research works from international professionals from various parts of the world. A practical approach to quality management provides the reader with the understanding of basic to total quality practices in organizations, reflecting a systematic coverage of topics. Its main focus is on quality management practices in organization and dealing with specific total quality practices to quality management systems. It is intended for use as a reference at the universities, colleges, corporate organizations, and for individuals who want to know more about total quality practices. The works in this book will be a helpful and useful guide to practitioners seeking to understand and use the appropriate approaches to implement total quality.

Benchmarking Water Services

Benchmarking Water Services
Author: Enrique Cabrera Jr
Publisher: IWA Publishing
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2011-03-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1843391988

Benchmarking has become a key tool in the water industry to promote and achieve performance targets for utilities. The use of this tool for performance improvement through systematic search and adaptation of leading practices, has expanded globally during the past decade. Many ongoing projects worldwide aim to address different needs and objectives, in varying contexts, with outstanding results and impact. Benchmarking Water Services provides valuable information to everyone interested in benchmarking in the water industry. The text is aimed at utilities considering joining a benchmarking project, experienced practitioners in charge of organizing a benchmarking exercise, consultants, regulators and researchers. The document is presented with a clear practice oriented approach and can be used as a how-to-benchmark guide presented from different perspectives (participants, organizers, supervising bodies). Readers will gain practical insight on real life benchmarking practices and will benefit from the experiences gained in some of the leading benchmarking projects of the water industry (including the IWA-WSAA benchmarking efforts, the European Benchmarking Co-operation and the several benchmarking projects carried out in Austria and Central Europe). The manual also presents the new IWA Benchmarking Framework, which aims to harmonize the terms used to describe benchmarking and performance indicators practices in the water industry, guaranteeing a more fluent and efficient communication. This Manual of Best Practice is edited by the IWA Specialist Group on Benchmarking and Performance Assessment, and co-published by AWWA and IWA Publishing. Praise for Benchmarking Water Services: "The continual trend of conceptual to specifics throughout the book provides for an educational experience each time the book is either casually perused or carefully studied." "The authors (Cabrera, Haskins and Fritiz) diligently pursue the focus of improvement." "Benchmarking Water Services is an in depth and practical ‘must have’ guide for any utility currently engaged in or planning to develop a benchmarking process" - Gregory M. Baird (2012) Benchmarking: An International Journal 19:2. More information about the book can be found on the Water Wiki in an article written by the author: http://www.iwawaterwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Articles/TheNewIWABenchmarkingFramework A Spanish language version of this book is available as a free eBook: http://www.iwawaterwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Articles/eBookTitlesfromIWAPublishingFreetoDownload-Volume2#HBenchmarkingParaServiciosdeAgua

Technology, Sustainability and Educational Innovation (TSIE)

Technology, Sustainability and Educational Innovation (TSIE)
Author: Andrea Basantes-Andrade
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 479
Release: 2020-01-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9783030372200

This book presents the proceedings of International Conference on Knowledge Society: Technology, Sustainability and Educational Innovation (TSIE 2019). The conference, which was held at UTN in Ibarra, Ecuador, on 3–5 July 2019, allowed participants and speakers to share their research and findings on emerging and innovative global issues. The conference was organized in collaboration with a number of research groups: Group for the Scientific Research Network (e-CIER); Research Group in Educational Innovation and Technology, University of Salamanca, Spain(GITE-USAL); International Research Group for Heritage and Sustainability (GIIPS), and the Social Science Research Group (GICS). In addition, it had the endorsement of the RedCLARA, e-science, Fidal Foundation, Red CEDIA, IEEE, Microsoft, Business IT, Adobe, and Argo Systems. The term “knowledge society” can be understood as the management, understanding and co-creation of knowledge oriented toward the sustainable development and positive transformation of society. In this context and on the occasion of the XXXIII anniversary of the Universidad Técnica del Norte (UTN), the Postgraduate Institute through its Master of Technology and Educational Innovation held the I International Congress on Knowledge Society: Technology, Sustainability and Educational Innovation – TSIE 2019, which brought together educators, researchers, academics, students, managers, and professionals, from both the public and private sectors to share knowledge and technological developments. The book covers the following topics: 1. curriculum, technology and educational innovation; 2. media and education; 3. applied computing; 4. educational robotics. 5. technology, culture, heritage, and tourism development perspectives; and 6. biodiversity and sustainability.

Measuring Business Excellence

Measuring Business Excellence
Author: Gopal K. Kanji
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2012-10-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134514816

Business Excellence and Total Quality Management (TQM) models provide a means of measuring the satisfaction of customers, employees and shareholders simultaneously. A number of such models currently exist, but, the author argues, none of these address all dimensions of TQM. This book introduces the principles of TQM, and establishes their use in measuring Business Excellence in an organisational environment. It comparatively evaluates various TQM and Business Excellence models, and discusses the complexities of measuring success. Presenting important, innovative work by one of the most eminent scholars in the field, this book is essential reading for both academics and professionals working in quality management.

Creating the Conditions for School Improvement

Creating the Conditions for School Improvement
Author: Mel Ainscow
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2013-12-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1134116853

First Published in 2001. This is the second edition of this school’s improvement handbook of staff development activities by the IQEA (Improving Education for All) project. This book is not about what changes should be introduced into a school but rather about creating the conditions for supporting those changes which schools or individuals believe should be introduced. To be effective at managing change schools and teachers need to modify the internal conditions of the school at the same time as introducing changes in teaching or curriculum. The book therefore provides ideas and materials to help colleagues in school to create such conditions and suggests a strategic approach.

Marketing Services

Marketing Services
Author: Leonard L. Berry
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2004-04-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0743267419

Excellent service is the foundation for services marketing, contend Leonard Berry and A. Parasuraman in this companion volume to Delivering Quality Service. Building on eight years of research, the authors develop a model for understanding the relationship between quality and marketing in services and offer dozens of practical insights into ways to improve services marketing. They argue that superior service cannot be manufactured in a factory, packaged, and delivered intact to customers. Though an innovative service concept may give a company an initial edge, superior quality is vital to sustaining success. Berry and Parasuraman show that inspired leadership, a customer-minded corporate culture, an excellent service-system design, and effective use of technology and information are crucial to superior service quality and services marketing. When a company's service is excellent, customers are more likely to perceive value in transactions, spread favorable word-of-mouth impressions, and respond positively to employee-cross-selling efforts. The authors point out that a service company that does relatively little pre-sales marketing but is truly dedicated to delivering excellent quality service will have greater marketing effectiveness, higher customer retention, and more sales to existing customers than a company that emphasizes pre-sale marketing but falls short during actual service delivery. The focus of any company, they insist, must be customer satisfaction through integration of service quality throughout the entire system. Filled with examples, stories, and insights from senior executives, Berry and Parasuraman's new framework for effective marketing services contains the key to high-performance services marketing.

Construction and Building Research

Construction and Building Research
Author: Carmen Llinares-Millán
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2014-01-31
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9400777906

Many areas of knowledge converge in the building industry and therefore research in this field necessarily involves an interdisciplinary approach. Effective research requires strong relation between a broad variety of scientific and technological domains and more conventional construction or craft processes, while also considering advanced management processes, where all the main actors permanently interact. This publication takes an interdisciplinary approach grouping various studies on the building industry chosen from among the works presented for the 2nd International Conference on Construction and Building Research. The papers examine aspects of materials and building systems; construction technology; energy and sustainability; construction management; heritage, refurbishment and conservation. The information contained within these pages may be of interest to researchers and practitioners in construction and building activities from the academic sphere, as well as public and private sectors.

Total Quality Management and Six Sigma

Total Quality Management and Six Sigma
Author: Tauseef Aized
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2012-08-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9535106880

In order to survive in a modern and competitive environment, organizations need to carefully organize their activities regarding quality management. TQM and six sigma are the approaches that have been successful in solving intricate quality problems in products and services. This volume can help those who are interested in the quality management field to understand core ideas along with contemporary efforts done in the field and authored as case studies in this volume. This volume may be useful to students, academics and practitioners across diversified disciplines.