Vladimir Mironov, a,b Lieven De Veylder, a Marc Van Montagu, a and Dirk Inzé a,b,c,1 a Laboratorium voor Genetica, Departement Plantenggenetica, Vlaams Interuniversitair Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Universiteit Gent, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium b CropDesign N.V., Technologiepark 3, B-9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium c Laboratoire Associé de l’Institut National de la Recherche Agron...

1. ISO and QS introduced 2. The ISO and QS process: Levels, classifications, tiers, 9000-9004 3. ISO 9000 based requirements, QS focus 4. Launch systems for quality 5. Fundamental launch definitions, classifications, phases 6. The service function 7. Service as an upstream management function--value added 8. Capacity, SOP and other synchronous relationships to Kaizen in service 9. Understanding...

Centre de Criblage pour Molécules Bioactives, Institut de Recherches en Technologies et Sciences pour le Vivant, CEA-Grenoble, F-38054 Grenoble, France Laboratory of Toxicology, Ghent University, Harelbekestraat 72, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium Malaria Research Group, Department of Biochemistry, University of Pretoria, Private Bag x20, Pretoria, South Africa, 0028 6 Laboratory of Functional Plant Biol...

The authors wish it to be known that, in their opinion, the first 2 authors should be regarded as joint First Author. *corresponding author present address: Laboratory for Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium ‡ present address: Department of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, UZ Brussel, Vrije Un...

Affiliations a Particle and Interfacial Technology Group, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Gent, Belgium. Fax: +32 (0)9 264 62 42; Tel: +32 (0)9 264 60 03 b NMR and Structure Analysis Unit, Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S4, B-9000 Gent, Belgium. Fax: +32 (0)9 264 49 72 ; Tel:+32 (0)9 264 44 69...

There has been a major emphasis for manufacturing firms in Australia and New Zealand to seek certification to the International Quality Standards ISO 9000. These have been rapidly accepted as a standard for documenting processes and procedures. ISO 9000 is a process that typically shifts an organisation’s culture to allow successful Total Quality Management (TQM) implementation. Researchers fou...

Business performance is affected by the quality management practices of the organization. Holistic programs, including the national quality award programs, six-sigma initiatives, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications may characterize the highest level of quality initiatives. Arguably, the most popular quality initiative is the ISO 9000 program. The effect of different levels of qu...

Cefroxadine (GCP-9000; CXD), 7 beta[D-2-amino-2-(1,4-cyclohexadienyl)-acetamido]-3-methoxy-ceph-3-em-carboxylic acid, is a new orally active cephalosporin derivative. The spectrum of antibacterial activity of CXD is identical with that of cephalexin (CEX), but CXD was twofold more effective than CEX against Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, CXD was as stable to penicillinase as CEX, b...

Adopted by an increasing number of organizations around the world, the ISO 9000 standards have become a growing concern for more and more managers who are often compelled to adopt this system without really knowing its requirements and implications for employees. Though the effects of this standard on quality management and on performance improvement have been widely debated, there is little kn...