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标题：Effects of Quality Management Practices and Concurrent Engineering in Business Performance
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作者：Alemu Moges Belay ; Petri Helo ; Josu Takala 等
期刊名称：International Journal of Business and Management
印刷版ISSN：1833-3850
电子版ISSN：1833-8119
出版年度：2011
卷号：6
期号：3
页码：45
DOI：10.5539/ijbm.v6n3p45
出版社：Canadian Center of Science and Education
摘要：The main focus of this paper is to indicate the effect of quality management practices and concurrent engineering on business performance improvement. The research has been done by taking one of Brewery Company (Meta Abo Brewery S. Co) as a case study. Practical secondary data have been collected and analyzed to understand what it seems the actual company’s business results growth rate in terms of annual sales, profit before income tax, production volume and costs of production. These results are compared to the ideal continuous improvement organization business results. Primary data are also analyzed to test quality practice levels of the company. The results of these discussions approve that there exists a direct relationship between TQM & CE, and company’s business performance improvement. Finally, proposed business improvement model and modified TQM & CE implementation models are presented.