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Full-Text Articles in Architecture
How Kaizen Group Leader Selection Affects Group Participation, M. Joleen Byerline
How Kaizen Group Leader Selection Affects Group Participation, M. Joleen Byerline
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Organizational communication research indicates group member participation increases as the legitimate power differences among group members decreases. Lean principles and practices indicate Kaizen Event members will contribute regardless of legitimate power levels, due to member training, education, and the Lean team-oriented culture. Further study is needed to determine if Lean culture and training maximize group member contribution, or if legitimate power levels in Lean environments manipulate participation. The focus of this case study is a central Kentucky Lean manufacturing organization that practiced Lean principles for at least three years and completed a Kaizen Event within twelve months previous to the …
Cal Poly Brocade Challenge 2013, Chandler Morehardt, Alexa Coburn, Juan Silva, Kerry Sun, Greg Wang, Raul Chagoya, Jd Torres
Cal Poly Brocade Challenge 2013, Chandler Morehardt, Alexa Coburn, Juan Silva, Kerry Sun, Greg Wang, Raul Chagoya, Jd Torres
Architectural Engineering
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A Systematic Procedure To Select A Strategic Consultant In Urban Management Area (Case Study: Tehran Beautification Organization), Mehdi Jafarian, Amir Saman Kheirkhah
A Systematic Procedure To Select A Strategic Consultant In Urban Management Area (Case Study: Tehran Beautification Organization), Mehdi Jafarian, Amir Saman Kheirkhah
Mehdi Jafarian
Nowadays, for the increasing complexities of decision making and the growing number of decision making criteria, decision making based on scientific techniques is increasingly concerned and picked up by top managers. Choosing the best consultant is one of the most important decisions of top managers since the enormous effects of this decision on the future of a company. In this paper a 9-steps procedure is presented to choose the most appropriate strategic consultant. The most important specialties of this procedure are prequalification of alternatives and classification of decision criteria to two groups General and Special ones. The proposed procedure is …