Excellence in HPB Surgery: A Journey Towards Fulfillment

Lucas-TVS Limited: A Journey towards Manufacturing Excellence

The case featured in this issue of Vikalpa discusses the journey embarked on by the top management of Lucas-TVS Limited in 1985 to make their firm a world-class manufacturing organization. The company's oldest plant at Padi, Chennai acted as a test bed for several of their initiatives. The case describes the steps that Lucas-TVS management took to implement this change process in manufacturing ...

Beacon Bound: a journey toward excellence.

“In Our Unit” highlights unique practices, innovations, research, or resourceful solutions to commonly encountered problems in critical care areas and settings where critically ill patients are cared for. If you have an idea for an upcoming “In Our Unit, ” send it to CRITICAL CARE NURSE, 101 Columbia, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656; fax, (949) 3622049; e-mail, [email protected]. The process of being “Beacon ...

In pursuit of excellence: the checkpoint journey.

In March 2004, the Wisconsin Hospital Association launched CheckPoints (www.wicheckpoint.org) to provide consumers with information on the quality and safety of hospital care, and to assist hospitals and physicians in quality improvement activities. Since its inception, the state average achievement for all CheckPoint measures has increased or maintained a high initial rate, with 99% of Wiscons...

World Association of HPB Surgery: Third World Congress of HPB Surgery

The Third World Congress of HPB Surgery was held at Kensington Town Hall, London, from 3-8 June. There were about .850 participants from 60 different countries of the world. Proceedings were started by the Band of the Grenadier Guards at a Welcome Reception on the Sunday evening. There followed four and a half days of scientific programme, including some 200 free papers, 250 posters and 40 film...

Preparing for CNE certification: a journey to excellence.