Continuous improvement innovation

Innovation, learning and continuous improvement Innovative idea generation, development and implementation Administrator I. A. Doe 5... 

Nowadays many companies have adopted a policy of continuous improvement of working conditions. Therefore, it is desirable to create target levels for those who want to pursue more efficient control by applying the best available control technologies. There are also endeavors to create optimal working conditions in order to improve the performance and the innovativeness of a staff, and hence enhance productivity. A series of laboratory and case studies show that employee productivity is higher when the work environment is appropriate for the tasks being done.- Such efforts are typical in the advanced sector of industry. One can say that there is a transition from blue-collar to white-collar work. ... 

Hypothesis (14) Comprehensive sustainability innovations can be missed by continuous improvement in too small stages, e.g. the substantial reduction of both resource consumption and also toxic risks. 

Innovation and Continuous Improvement in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Pharmaceutical CGMPs for the 21st Century, http //wwwfdagov/cder/OPS/ PAT, September 29, 2004. 

Analytical chemists are by nature innovators and seekers of improvement. In the development area these qualities are invaluable in optimising method performance. Alas far too often, this desire for continuous improvement spills over into the interpretation of methods for quality control. Here we require consistency of application and rigorous control of processes and procedures. These aspects are anathema for many practitioners of the art of chemical analysis . 

Annex 2C (1) articulates one overarching principle - that the parties to the agreement are "committed to facilitating high quality health care and continued improvements in public health for their nationals" (AGDFAT 2005). It then mentions four subsidiary principles which emphasize, in that public health context, the importance of innovation, and research and development. 

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