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International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management

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International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management (IJPQM)

Editor in Chief: Prof. Angappa Gunasekaran
ISSN online: 1746-6482
ISSN print: 1746-6474; 12 issues per year
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Productivity and quality are integral components of organisations' operational strategies. Productivity plays an important role at both macro and micro levels. At micro-level, firms use productivity as a performance measure to benchmark against best-in-class companies to identify best practices. Quality management has become an important part of management culture, particularly in new enterprises characterised by supply chain, e-commerce and virtual enterprise environments. IJPQM addresses strategies, techniques and tools for productivity and quality management and improvement in manufacturing and service organisations.

Topics covered include

A perspective on the needs, issues, enablers
Strategic alliances based on core competences, BPR
Problem areas, types of solutions, tools/techniques
Productivity and quality improvement strategies/standards
Link between competitiveness and productivity/quality improvement
Measures/metrics, benchmarking, best practices
Functional/enterprise integration/management
Empirical research/case studies
Software products, IT/IS, e.g. www, EDI, RFID, ERP
Six sigma approach, continuous improvement, knowledge management
Design/implementation of productivity/QMS
Green/environmental productivity/quality, TQM, QFD
Total productivity management, productivity function deployment
SPC and process capability analysis, FEMA
Supply chain/virtual enterprise environments, SMEs

Objectives

The main objective of IJPQM is to promote research and application of new strategies, techniques and tools of productivity and quality improvement and in turn the organisational competitiveness in the new economy and society. IJPQM aims to help professionals working in the field of productivity and quality, academic educators, industry consultants, and practitioners to contribute, to disseminate and to learn from each other’s work. The global dimension is emphasised in developing appropriate strategies, tactics, operational policies and tools for productivity and quality enhancement. IJPQM acts as a forum for exchanging innovative ideas and sharing practical experiences in managing and improving productivity and quality.

Readership

IJPQM is a forum to help professionals, academics, researchers and practitioners, working in the field of productivity and quality functions and improvements in the emerging economy and society, to discuss the important ideas, concepts and disseminate information and to learn from each other's work.

IJPQM publishes original papers, review papers, case studies, empirical research, technical notes, and book reviews. Special Issues devoted to important topics in productivity and quality issues will occasionally be published. Productivity and quality improvement strategies, tactics and tools of both theoretical and practical nature are welcome. Articles that deal with productivity and quality issues in finance, government, health services, manufacturing, education, energy, mining, sports, and transportation are encouraged for IJPQM.