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Sampling rules to achieve quality, maximize benefit and minimize financial loss
André de Korvin, Margaret F. ShipleyDetermining the proper sample size and frequency of sampling such that quality is assured while financial losses are not unnecessarily incurred is critical to an effective quality…
Linking firm performance to the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award implementation effort using multiattribute utility theory
Robert A. Davis, Gary L. StadingExecutives are searching for ways to deliver consistent improvements in productivity and profitability while addressing economic realities. One initiative that has been discovered…
Analyzing the product‐mix decision by using a fuzzy hierarchical model
Mohamed E. Bayou, Alan ReinsteinThe product‐mix decision has received considerable attention in management accounting and economics literatures. However, many studies in these literatures are contradicting…
Supporting the paradigm shift in vendor selection: multicriteria methods for sole‐sourcing
John SeydelProcurement is an increasingly important activity within most firms, and severe financial and operational consequences can result from the failure to optimize the procurement…
Systems dynamics model of a transition firm
David L. Olson, Paraskeva Dimitrova‐Davidova, Ivan StoykovEastern European countries are undergoing a transition from centralized economic planning to more open economic systems. A team of Bulgarian and U.S. researchers have collaborated…
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