International Journal for Quality Research

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Authors: Dragan Rajkovic, Mirjana Aleksic

Integration of management systems for quality, environment, health and risk management as well as corporative social responsibilities is workable corporative approach to reduce costs, effective use of resources, higher motivation of employees and better fulfillment of requirements of social engagements and stakeholders. This paper presents contents of literature and review of a company motives on integrated management system (IMS) implementation, namely factors affecting the IMS implementation.

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Authors: Aleksandar Vujovic, Zdravko Krivokapic

This research presents chronology and trends in area of quality management system through nonconformities. The aim of the work is to forecast possible scenario to foresee activities for future period and time what will point out on critical indicators and on possible measures for improvement. Furthermore, research identifies advantages, disadvantages and possibilities, especially for production and service sectors. The work presents long-term research on quality management system and experience and knowledge that are obtained based on real indicators.

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Authors: Zora Arsovski, Slavko Arsovski, Zoran Mirovic, Miladin Stefanovic

This paper describes design methodology for quality goals simulation model as a supporting tool for quality goal-directed decision-making at strategic management level. The paper presents such an integrated, system (MIS/DES) and draw attention to the essential role of simulation based strategic quality goal-directed decision-making within it. With proposed approach it is possible to converge, or focus, comprehensive but static MIS knowledge in dynamic simulation models and to fully utilize prediction power of simulation for effective and integrated quality goal-directed strategic decision making. Importance of modeling in field of control, equality of knowledge and models, dynamic nature and complexity of models and real systems from viewpoint of modern cybernetic science are also presented in the paper. The final goal is a purposeful decision-making simulation system that guides in the right direction strategically focused management action promising implementation of strategic plans and achievement of related quality goals. In its experimental section the paper describes a quality goals model designed for concrete environment. Overall model structure, components structure, components relations, mathematical models, and other elements of modeling approach are also given in this section. Finally, an example of successfully designed simulation solution is given. The approach presented in the paper gives verbal and mathematical problem description, builds ontology of quality goals problem domain, uses Extended Petri Nets as modeling tools in order to obtain faithful model which easily can be replicated in object oriented class and object hierarchy.

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Authors: Drago Dubrovski

Intensive and extensive, radical and dynamic changes in the today's environment require adjusted, creative and innovative managerial d evelopmental solutions, also based on the fuzzy logic, needed for strategic decision-making in contemporary business conditions, otherwise the management cannot be able to successfully ensure further existence and development to th e organisations. Although the state of crisis in the company can be affected by various interrelated external and internal causes, which as to intensity and appearance vary by company, the essence of the causes surely lies in the management of the company. Despite the fact that the hypothesis of existing a pattern of management mistakes which follows the changes in political and economic environment cannot be completely reliably confirmed some outlines of such pattern are in spite of all seen. In highly complex business environment, characterized today by financial crisis, recession or slowdown of world or national economies, when much more fuzzy logic in management decision-making is needed, management mistakes can derive also from incapabilities to cope with such complex environment.

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Authors: Mangal Gogte

This paper is oriented on analysis impacts of plastic bags on environment. In this paper is analyzed did plastic bags are so harmful, and what are the main ingredients of it. One part of this paper is oriented on effects of plastic bags and management of their usage. There is also made comparative analysis between impacts of plastic and paper bags on environment.