Developing and analysing different definitions of operational excellence

Mining for operational excellence

Operational excellence is generally known as a management system integrated across critical functions that is geared towards continually improving operational performance. Functional areas such as health, environment and safety, quality and human resources are the focus of many corporate-wide operational excellence programs. Operational excellence also focuses on improving areas such as custome...

Evaluation of Operational Excellence Implementation

This study examined the factors that influence the results and longevity of operational excellence projects. The evaluation took place through a set of four factors: technicians; strategic; management structure and motivation of teams. It was characterized as proposition a model of effectiveness of operational excellence projects.

Operational Excellence in Process Industries

Today's process manufacturers are faced with a volatile economy, intense competition and rising energy/material costs. Improving operational for margin purposes, but also for long term success. Cost reduction and quality/productivity improvement have now become key levers for gaining competitive advantage. Operational excellence is the pursuit of conducting business in a manner that continuousl...

Moving Toward Operational Definitions

Early intervention (EI) providers increasingly coach and collaborate with caregivers to strengthen and support caregiver–child interactions. The EI providers learning to coach other adults benefit from knowing what, exactly, they should do to support caregivers. This article serves two purposes. First, it proposes an operationally defined, theoretically based, and reliably used set of definitio...

Analysing Dictionary Definitions Of Motion Verbs