Measuring Performance for Business Results

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Springer Science & Business Media, 1994 - Business & Economics - 310 pages
Part 1. Introduction. The meaning of performance measurement systems in a quality context. Measuring total quality performance in all functions. The strategic management of quality: negative vs positive quality. Measurement for total customer satisfaction: the role of quality function deployment (QFD). Measuring for competitiveness: the role of benchmarking. Measurement for quality culture: the role of self-assessment tools. Performance improvement through performance appraisal. Quality policy deployment: the key driver for performance measurement. Implementing effective performance measurement systems. Linking performance measurement to bottom line results: where is the evidence? Part 2. Case studies in performance measurement. Florida Power and Light. Philips Taiwan. Motorola. IBM Rochester. Rank Xerox Corporation. Federal Express. Cadillac Motor Company. Milliken & Co. Wallace Co. Global Metallurgical Inc. Marlow Industries Inc. Solectron. Zytech Co. Granite Rock Co. Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. Texas Instruments: Rank Xerox Ltd. Part 3. Bibliography.
 

Contents

Introduction
3
12 The meaning of performance measurement
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The meaning of performance measurement systems in a quality context
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22 The evolution of financial measurement systems
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23 Limitations of existing measurement techniques
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24 The traditional approach to performance measurement
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25 Economic models of performance measurement
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26 Productivity measurement limitations
11
710 Other selfassessment frameworks
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Performance improvement through performance appraisal
93
are they two incompatible approaches?
95
84 Performance appraisal in Japan
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85 Critical factors of performance appraisal in Japan
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86 Processbased performance appraisal
100
87 Best practice performance appraisal
101
References
107

27 Shortcomings of performance to standard
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a comparison
13
29 Why do we need new measures?
14
References
15
Measuring TQ performance in all functions
17
32 Measurement in the supply chain
22
33 Measurement in research and development RD
25
34 Performance measurement for customer satisfaction
27
35 Performance measurement for people productivity
28
References
30
The strategic management of quality negative vs positive quality
31
43 The concept of negative quality
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46 Best practice in performance management
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47 Effective management of positive quality
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48 Effective measurement through goal deployment
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49 Summary
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Measuring for total customer satisfaction the role of QFD
43
53 How does QFD work?
44
55 Reported benefits of QFD
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56 Problems with the use of QFD
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58 The dynamics of QFD as an enabling tool for measurement
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59 QFD an integral tool of TQM
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510 The measurement of speed and QFD
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an integral part of performance measurement
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Measuring for competitiveness the role of benchmarking
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62 Types of benchmarking
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63 How does benchmarking work?
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64 The link between benchmarking TQM and competitiveness
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66 Critical factors in benchmarking
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66 The link between benchmarking and performance measurement
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a methodology
69
68 Maintaining the effectiveness of the measurement benchmarking blend
70
Measuring for quality culture the role of selfassessment tools
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72 The Deming Prize
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73 Criteria used for assessment of Deming Prize applications
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74 Benefits of the Deming Prize
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75 The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award MBNQA
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77 Criteria for assessment of the MBNQA
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78 Benefits of the MBNQA
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79 The European Quality Award EQA
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Quality policy deployment the key driver for performance measurement
108
92 Defining quality policy deployment
114
References
125
Implementing effective performance measurement systems
126
102 The meaning of TQbased performance measurement
127
103 Benchmarking TQbased performance measurement systems
128
104 Towards a more complete approach to performance measurement
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105 Implementation strategy for performance measurement systems
137
106 People involvement
138
107 The auditing of performance measurement
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109 The implementation of performance measurement systems
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1010 Performance measurement review procedures
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Linking performance measurement to bottom line results where is the evidence?
144
112 Reports on TQM failures
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113 Reports on TQM benefits link with bottom line results
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114 Process management vs financial management
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References
162
Case Studies
165
Florida Power and Light
167
Philips Taiwan
182
Motorola
195
IBM Rochester
204
Rank Xerox Corporation
209
Federal Express Corporation
218
Cadillac Motor Company
223
Milliken Co
229
Wallace Co
233
Globe Metallurgical Inc
238
Marlow Industries Inc
242
Solectron
247
Zytec Corp
251
Granite Rock Co
258
RitzCarlton Hotel Co
261
Texas Instruments DSEG
267
Rank Xerox Ltd
276
Endmatter
285
Bibliography
287
Index
307
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