Numerous deficiencies associated with the U.S. Navy’s supplier cost overruns, schedule delays, and reporting methods have been identified by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) during the last decade. This study adapted the Balanced Scorecard ( . . .

Improving the quality of healthcare has become a priority in order to make healthcare safer, more effective, and cost-controlling. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has been addressing the high hospital readmission rates with new reg . . .

Poor quality medical devices may lead to dire financial and reputational consequences for an organization. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning letters are indicators of the challenges the medical device industry has to overcome the deficiencies . . .

In today’s fiercely competitive society, the most valuable way of securing a competitive advantage and improving organizational performance is through quality improvement. XYZ is an organization which provides chemicals used to create nextgeneration c . . .

This study explores the problem of employee engagement as related to product quality in a manufacturing firm. The product quality characteristic is defined as the ability of a product to meet the specification limits of any design characteristic. To c . . .

Poor health costs the United States economy over half a trillion dollars a year, and a substantial percentage is from absenteeism due to illness or from employees coming to work but not performing their best. Health complaints in the workforce are ass . . .

Manufacturers face complex challenges in delivering quality products to successfully gain competitive market share. Organizations must learn how to collect and interpret data about process performance to discover best practices. Risk of food quality n . . .

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued increasing numbers of warning letters to medical device manufacturers, citing deficiencies in design control and risk management processes. Though FDA provides guidance through the Code of Federal Regu . . .

Emergency department overcrowding has exhibited an increasing trend, as described through the length of stay metric reported by hospital systems through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a United States federal government program. . . .

The complexities surrounding emergency preparedness are evident for both employee and employer more than ever before: natural disasters, domestic terrorism, and a company’s own internal risks associated with manufacturing goods and providing services. . . .