Our revolutionary process eliminates the trade-offs inherent in the long-term support of critical systems: frequent improvements vs. stability, rigorous testing vs. quick delivery and early testing vs. stable testing area. We now routinely place critical modifications in our customers’ hands in 24 hours without compromising testing rigor.

Six sigma may be named as a powerful and comprehensive management tool which is necessary in order to bring changes in organization and to make conformity with customer needs. Despite of other quality approaches, six sigma is not only a method, but it contains a vision, a goal and a symbol. Beside the six sigma, symmetrical valuation method is interpreted as a tool to collect strategy. This sys...

PURPOSE To evaluate the satisfaction and quality of life after laser vision correction (LVC) exclusively in a physician population. SETTING Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. DESIGN Cohort study. METHODS A 12-question survey targeted toward physicians and the unique qualities of their experience with refractive surgery was sent to physicians who had refractive sur...

ـ ـــ This paper presents the quality model of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems by adapting the ISO9126 standard. This model is used to verify that whether the implementation of ERP systems will succeed or fail in higher educational institutions. Six quality characteristics are suggested to be minimum requirements for creating the quality model of ERP systems, including functionality,...

The eclectic mix of participants in the forum had a surprisingly singular focus when it came to the topic of quality in clinical laboratories. All sensed that the time is right for a transition from laws, rules, and inspections to a true quality-based system. Such a system can achieve the goals, implicit and explicit, that are the rationale for the multiplicity of regulations affecting today's ...

Introduction: Reduced quality of life in cardiac patients and their frequent hospitalizations in the coronary care units is regarded as a main challenge for such patients. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the effectiveness of healthy lifestyle promotion intervention on quality of life in patients with congestive heart failure via cognitive-behavioral procedure. Methods: In this randomi...