Efficiency and effectiveness

For optimisation of process design and process control, the efficiency and effectiveness of the various methods depend on the process being modeled and the process modeling software that is used. 

The organization quality dimension. This is the extent to which the organization maximizes its efficiency and effectiveness, achieving minimum waste, efficient management, and good human relations. Companies that do not operate efficiently or do not meet their employees expectations will generally find their failure costs to be high and will lose their best people. This directly affects all aspects of quality. 

Make your operations more efficient and effective so as to reduce costs, because products and services that satisfy customer needs may cost more to produce than the customer is prepared to pay. 

Objectives for process performance - addressing the capability, efficiency and effectiveness, use of resources, and controllability... 

It is common when adopting the TQM philosophy to regard all human interfaces as customer-supplier interfaces. When executed wisely this can have a beneficial effect on internal efficiency and effectiveness, but there are pitfalls to avoid. In a customer-supplier chain, the expectations of the external customer can be modified with each transaction, as illustrated in Figure 1.2. 

Efficiency and effectiveness are broad terms that encompass the others. Productivity is a measure of efficiency and quality costs a measure of effectiveness, but there are others. Gustomer satisfaction is also a measure of effectiveness. 

This requirement clearly defines the purpose of a quality system, that of ensuring that products conform to specified requirements. One of the principal differences between ISO 9000 and ISO/TS 16949 is the emphasis placed on internal efficiency and effectiveness. Implementing the requirements of ISO/TS 16949 will cause the waste, errors, and internal costs to be minimized. Unlike ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949 requires the system to enable the organization to implement its quality policy and achieve its quality objectives, which after all is its purpose. This fundamental shift in concept is also behind the changes being made to ISO 9000 in the year 2000 edition. 

PSM is required by OSHA, and we must comply. Our work to date strongly indicates that, for us, the most efficient and effective approach is one that... 

Senior managers must consider a whole range of issues before deciding whether to support a new initiative. You must think as broadly as possible about the benefits that could be generated by integration. You don t want to leave out the one benefit that would have persuaded a key manager. We have already covered improvements in efficiency and effectiveness. Other possible benefits are ... 

Efficiency and effectiveness depends on leak-free connections throughout the system. Leaks reduce the system s... 

One of the more common problems associated with baghouses is improper installation of filter media. Therefore, it is important to follow the instmctions provided by the vendor. If the filter bags are not properly installed and sealed, overall efficiency and effectiveness are significantly reduced. 

Table 19 shows the efficiencies and effectiveness of several alcohol and alcohol ether sulfates and Tables 20 and 21 give some values of surface tensions. 

TABLE 19 Efficiencies and Effectiveness of Water-Air Interfacial Tension Reduction of Alcohol and Alcohol Ether Sulfates... 

The Audit Commission for England and Wales promotes proper stewardship of public finances and helps local authorities and the NHS to deliver economic, efficient and effective public services. The Commission also owns District Audit, which it appoints to carry out many of the audits for which the Commission is responsible. District Audit operates as an arm s-length agency. 

Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart has recently estabhshed preferred chemical principles for the chemical products they sell. In addition, they have established a Chemical Intensive Products (CIP) Network whose stated mission is to provide to our customers affordable and effective products where aU chemical ingredients are preferred for Mother, Child and the Environment delivered in the most efficient and effective way . In practice, this means that when an ingredient in a product or the product itself is considered to be capable of causing harm to human health and the environment, Wal-Mart will act to find better alternatives. 

The efficient and effective organic farmers who were interviewed in connection with this book all had a very clear idea of the monthly cash flow. Methods of improving the availability of cash are listed below. 

In order to design such an efficient and effective device, one must understand the mechanisms by which drug is transported in the ocular interior. One issue debated in the literature for some time has been the relative importance of transport by passive diffusion versus that facilitated by the flow of fluid in the vitreous (see, e.g., Ref. 226). To predict the geometric distribution even at steady state of drug released from an implant or an intravitreal injection, one must appreciate which of these mechanisms is at work or, as appropriate, their relative balance. 

The benefits of TES include [2] (i) reduced energy costs, (ii) reduced energy consumption, (iii) improved indoor air quality, (iv) increased flexibility of operation, (v) reduced initial and maintenance costs, (vi) reduced equipment size, (vii) more efficient and effective utilization of equipment, (viii) conservation of fossil fuels, and (viii) reduced pollutant emissions. 

Sulfite pulps have less color than kraft pulps and can be bleached more easily however, they are not as strong. The efficiency and effectiveness of the sulfite process is also dependent on the type of wood furnish and the absence of bark. For these reasons, the use of sulfite pulping has declined in comparison to kraft pulping over time. 

The explosive growth in the availability of computer tools In the laboratory requires a new look at the concept of laboratory automation. Much larger gains in the efficiency and effectiveness of research can be realized by automating tasks rather than by simply automating instruments. Research is done by researchers, not by instruments. Instruments are Just one of many tools which can be used by the researcher. This paper will attempt to give an overview of instrument automation as the traditional view of laboratory automation, and extend this concept to the automation of the total task of research. 

There we have it, if data collection and analysis can not be done now, it is usually because someone doesn t want it to be done. Where then are the new horizons in laboratory automation We return to the concept of task automation. Task automation involves determining what it is we should be doing, and using automation to accomplish it efficiently. This is a restatement of the now familiar efficiency and effectiveness concept. 

Automation of today s laboratory should no longer be viewed simply as instrument automation. The modern scientist is an office worker as well as a technical worker and must be given the computer tools to allow the integration of the total laboratory task. The yields to the companies which recognize this will be significant Improvements in both the efficiency and effectiveness of their research function. 

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