Pursuit of excellence

In this era of globalization, anyone who wishes to remain in the race and to excel must make TQM an ultimate objective and remember that the pursuit of excellence is a never-ending journey . 

We have only to look at the introductory clauses of ISO 9001 to find that the aim of the requirements is to achieve customer satisfaction by prevention of nonconformities. Hence quality management is a means for planning, organizing, and controlling the prevention of failure. All the tools and techniques that are used in quality management serve to improve our ability to succeed in our pursuit of excellence. 

Perhaps this example may seem far removed from the world of management in the 1990s. I do not think so. I believe it dramatizes exactly what a contemporary manager has to do to be effective. Today s causes Include the pursuit of excellence, total quality, continual improvement, superb customer service, and empowering staff. Professionalism in management is to be able to take on board appropriate... 

Promotion Seek promotion to team leader through hard work, night classes, and pursuit of excellence in personal and team performance. 12/2007... 

Shortell SM. 1985. High-performing health care organizations Guidelines for the pursuit of excellence. Hosp Health Serv Admin 30 8. 

Andrea Macaluso and all staff at Springer USA who are inspired leaders in publishing and medical biocommunication. Their leadership directed the need for such a comprehensive and interdisciplinary w ork but made themselves always available at even a moment s notice. We are proud to have linked with such talented individuals and ones so dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in all they do. 

The subject of safety may be viewed as a logical part of the modem business scene. The pursuit of excellence in this domain, however, requires not only scientific and management expertise, but also in many cases serious investment and apparent cost increases. Drawing the lines between requirements dictated by economics, legislation, regulatory frameworks and environmental stewardship policy, is a complex and delicate matter which can have a major effect on corporate performance. 

AME Association for Manufacturing Excellence. This not-for-profit organization was founded in 1985 and is dedicated to helping companies with continuous improvement and their pursuit of excellence. 

Absolutely uncompromising pursuit of excellence in both teaching and... 

This book is based on my Ph.D. dissertation, and I hereby express my deepest gratitude to Prof. Yves Deville (Universite Catholique de Louvain). His expertise and advice were invaluable during the development of some theoretical aspects of this research, and his relentless pursuit of excellence drove me to improvements and generalizations 1 would never have dreamt of. 

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