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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Continuous Process Improvement"”.
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Multidimensional Approach to Implementation of Continuous Process Improvement Utilizing Small Run Analysis in a Shipyard Environment
… to maintain a major industry in a position of continuous improvement that produces a better product than their competitors, at less cost, in a safe manner, and on schedule.</p> <p>This research addresses the complex problem of how to introduce quality control methodologies within a job shop …
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Senior Leadership Commitment to Continuous Process Improvement for a Culture Change: A Case Study of a U.S. Air Force Organization
… Force has been attempting to create a culture of process improvement since 1987. Several studies have claimed that a culture change cannot occur without senior leadership commitment. This research study takes an Air Force organization whose senior leaders are committed to continuous process …
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Examining the Intersection of Strategic Thinking and Continuous Process Improvement in Medical Education Strategic Planning: A Content Analysis Case Study of the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine
… Medicine (USAFSAM). Although it had adopted continuous process improvement (CPI) using Lean Six Sigma to address challenges, the school still struggled with decreased student throughput, low graduate effectiveness, and risk of accreditation loss for their aerospace medicine residency. This …
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A Study of the Recruitment of Teachers in a Rural School Division in Southeastern Virginia
… how one rural school division in Virginia used continuous process improvement to change the way it recruited teachers. The report includes the step-by-step process used by a team of school personnel to: (1) gain support of upper-level management, (2) define the current process, (3) analyze the …
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A lean software engineering system for the Department of Defense
… meets cost, schedule, and technical goals is a continuous challenge for both the commercial and government sector. This thesis presents an engineering model based on lean principles. The lean principles provide a foundation for a system that is based on value, communication, teamwork, efficient …
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The Effectiveness, Adoption and Application of New Service Development (NSD) Tools and Techniques
… and they can also apply it as a guideline for continuous process improvement.
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A Personnel-Driven Mini Assessment Approach for Supporting Continuous System and Software Process Improvement
Assessments are fundamental to the process improvement program of any organization in the software industry. Assessments provide a view of the state, capability, and maturity of processes in an organization relative to a reference model. Formal assessments are the most recognized, and are …
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Leading airmen: a systems approach to squadron leadership
… Finally, Chapter IV examines the roots of continuous process improvement and offers suggestions for commander implementation of Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st century. This project is written directly to Air Force squadron commanders. It is the author's hope these topics will help …
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A case study of Magnavox as a model for Process Oriented Contract Administration Services (PROCAS) implementation
This thesis examines the implementation of the Process Oriented Contract Administration Services (PROCAS) program at Magnavox Electronic Systems Company in Fort Wayne, Indiana, one of the seven pilot sites for the program. PROCAS is a Defense Contract Management Command (DCMC) initiative designed …
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Knowledge Value Added (KVA) methodology as a tool for measuring the utilization of knowledge assets aboard Marine Corps installations
… better business practices and transform business processes. The compelling urgency to ensure the Corps achieves optimal performance from its limited resources is supported by protracted global commitments, increasing labor and technology costs, and lawmaker and taxpayer demands for fiscal …
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Intrapreneurship as a tool for lean transformation : case study of VBS, intrapreneurship in IT space by Oladapo E. Bakare.
… Its approach to reduction of waste and continuous process improvement allows a company to reduce cost, meet customer needs, and sustain growth. As companies embark on transforming their organizations into more efficient, nimble, and high velocity organizations through integration of lean …
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Urine Chemistry Bench Workflow Change to Improve Turnaround Time and Prevent Repetitive Injuries as a Unit Based Team Project
… the Deming’s cycle of plan, do, check, act for Continuous Process Improvement. If the project did not meet the goal by using the “Small Test of Change” process, then it can be extended to achieve a satisfactory result.</p>
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Data-Driven Decision Making In Community Colleges: An Integrative Model For Institutional Effectiveness
… relevant motives, organizational structure, and processes to support the continuing organization development as the institution transitions to an information rich decision making environment.</p> <p>A multi-dimensional conceptual framework consisting of four concepts and theories was used to …
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SNACH a new framework to support business process improvement.
Business processes are central to any organisation. They coordinate activities, roles, resources, systems and constraints within and across organisational boundaries to achieve predefined business goals. The demand for dynamic business environments, customer satisfaction, global competition, system …
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Developing an Integrated Method of Controlling the Flow of Departing Passengers: A study of passenger departure processes at Abu Dhabi International Airport
… the Lean methodology to the passenger departure process in Terminal 3. The essential essence of ‘Lean’ is doing more with fewer resources by adopting a programme of continuous process improvement resulting in continually declining costs, mistakes and work-in-progress. The special environment of …