1 Department of Orthopedagogics, Ghent University, H. Dunantlaan 2, 9000 Ghent, Belgium 2Center for Interventions, Treatment and Addictions Research (CITAR), Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, OH 45435, USA 3Oxfordshire Complex Needs Service, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Manzil Way, Oxford OX4 1XE, UK...

vanadium dioxide films during the insulator-to-metal transition Armando Rúa, Félix E. Fernández, Melissa A. Hines, and Nelson Sepúlveda Department of Physics, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00681-9000, USA Doctoral Program in Physics, Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York 10016, USA Cornell Center for Materials Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14...

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...