To assess the quality of the services provided at in-school Olympiads, and detect any possible gaps between expected and perceived quality, a sample of 420 students, principals, vice principals, teachers at participating schools, and the provincial general directors, their assistants, and the heads of provincial physical education departments was given a questionnaire of adequate validity and r...

Research problem introduction. The main research goal of this paper is to provide the lean-logistics geosystem concept as a contemporary approach constructive geography closely connected with industry part service sector based on leading scientific principles, GIS-technologies and remote sensing data processing software involvement, give some details about applied implementation. All these argu...

The survival of any organization depends upon its competitive edge. Even though Lean is one of the most powerful quality improvement methodologies, nearly two-thirds of the Lean implementations results in failures and less than one-fifth of those implemented have sustained results. One of the most significant tasks of top management is to identify, understand and deploy the significant Lean pra...

As profit margins gradually decline, and market competition becomes increasingly intensive, 3G telecom operatorsmust provide variousmobile value-added services, aswell as traditional voice services, to attract new subscribers and retain old ones. However, for many 3G mobile value-added services, whether ARPU (average revenue per user) can be effectively enhanced depends on the consumer behavior...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Perception of the need for oral healthcare plays a key role in creating motivation and demand for utilization of oral healthcare services. Furthermore, while the lack of resources, people with perceived needs to oral healthcare, due to the higher profit potential of services, will be on higher priority for services. The aim of this study was to undertake a systematic review ...

The standard theory of optimal jurisdictional size hinges on the existence economies scale in provision local public goods and services. However, despite its relevance for forced amalgamation programs related policies, empirical evidence such remains elusive. main goal this paper is to produce an updated comprehensive quantitative review using a meta-analysis approach systematize wide range app...

This study funded by AHRQ examines the implementation and scale-up of Lean methodology for enhancing value in a large, ambulatory care delivery system. While evidence indicates that Lean techniques can lead to higher quality care at lower cost, its success or failure is inextricably tied to the views and activities of frontline care providers who are the daily implementers of intervention compo...

The aim of this paper was to empirically investigate what aspects that gave rise to positive and negative reactions among employees in Swedish companies that introduced Lean Production, and how they perceived their work. Two Swedish production plants that had introduced Lean Production 2-6 years before this study were chosen. Deep interviews with 19 bluecollar workers were performed. Continuous...

Service companies have been implementing Lean only in recent years. In this research three third party logistic companies and seven companies of the financial sector have been thoroughly interviewed and showed a few interesting aspects on the way they implemented Lean. They are implementing Lean in high volume low variety processes and focus on back office activities, which are most similar to ...