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Design for Six Sigma and Lean Product Development : Differences, Similarities and Links

  • MSC, Jean-Baptiste Fouquet;Gremyr, Ida
    • International Journal of Quality Innovation
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.23-34
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    • 2007
  • Many practitioners strive to increase the efficiency of their product development. In addition, smaller companies must satisfy customers' expectations of their product development. These expectations can be e.g. use of specific methodologies such as Lean Product Development (LPD) and/or Design for Six Sigma (DFSS). This study attempts to identify differences and similarities between these methodologies and the connection between them. This comparison is of interest to practitioners that must choose a strategy for their product development as well as to researchers. The aim of both methodologies is to reduce waste and time of development and to raise the quality of a product at the very roots of the product: its development. LPD and DFSS help development managers to structure projects and focus as much as possible on customer expectations and satisfaction.

A Critique of Professional Missions About Child and Family: Educators, researchers, practitioners (아동.가족학자의 역할에 대한 재조명 - 교육자, 연구자, 실무담당자 중심 -)

  • Kim, Yeong-Hee
    • Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.15-21
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    • 1994
  • In this critique, the mission of child/family professionals is reidentified as educators, researchers, and practitionars. In order to more effectively assist child and family in coping with a changing society, educators need to give serious attention to such issues as self-formation for the individuals and human relations for the families. The missons of researchers are shifted from quantitative to both qualitative and quantitative emphases. The micro - and macro - intervention are seen as primary two roles for the practitioners. Implications of these missions are discussed in terms of specific suggetions for the future direction. Consequently, challenges and opportunities abound for child/family professionals.

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A Survey of Usability and User-Centered Design Practice in IT Industry for Strategic Usability (IT 개발환경에서의 사용성 및 사용자 중심 설계의 전략적 접근을 위한 현황연구)

  • Ji, Yong-Gu
    • IE interfaces
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.490-498
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    • 2004
  • This paper reports results of a recent survey of 184 Information Technology (IT) development practitioners and 90 User Interface (UI)/usability practitioners. This survey covered a broad range of issues including the respondents' profile, current development environment, usability and user-centered design (UCD) adoption issues in IT development practice, overall assessment of usability/UCD, and the most widely used usability/UCD methods and techniques. The results of this study are expected to provide an empirical basis for usability and UCD planning, training, adoption and execution in IT industry.

Executive Information Systems Literature (1983-1992) : A Survey

  • Lee, Jung-Yung;Suh, Chang-kyo
    • The Journal of Information Systems
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    • v.3
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    • pp.17-36
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    • 1994
  • Since its first appearance in the late 1970s and early 1980s, executive information system (EIS) has been reported to improve executives' productivity in line with the rapid growth of the EIS market. In this paper, we aim to provide both researchers and practitioners with a comprehensive bibliography on EIS. this bibliography consists of papers which were extracted from (1) INSPECT commercial database service, (2) previous surveys in books and journals, and (3) major conference proceedings. A total of 227 papers, published between 1983 and 1992, were identified and categorized by topic, and journal or conference. The major findings indicate that EIS has been widely used in both profit oriented organizations and non-profit oriented organizations and that the nature of system has been the most active topic among the researchers and practitioners. However, the survey suggests that further research should be focused on development and implementation methodologies of EIS, especially requirement analysis and EIS planning.

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Model for Predicting Success of Partnering in Vietnam: A Discriminant Analysis Approach

  • Long, Le-Hoai;Lee, Young-Dai;Oh, Guk-Yeol
    • Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • v.11 no.5
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    • pp.84-94
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    • 2010
  • Partnering concept has been mentioned as an innovative arrangement that helps to reduce many of the disadvantages of the traditional arrangement. Partnering in construction has been widely applied in Vietnam from late 1990s. The application of the new has arrangement spread thanks to anecdotal proofs. This concept is quite new to Vietnamese practitioners. It is necessary to conduct study as a lesson-learn of the industry to encourage the partnering implementation. This paper attempts to develop a model, using discriminant analysis, which classifies the partnering in construction projects into success levels. Dedication, teamwork, sufficiency, and balance are the four significant components in discriminant model. The proposed model is helpful to practitioners in developing, adjusting and improving their strategy for partnering implementation.

Market Mavenism and Post-Purchase Satisfaction/Dissatisfaction of Apparel Shoppers

  • Ju, Naan;Park, Jee-Sun;Lee, Kyu-Hye
    • International Journal of Costume and Fashion
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.51-65
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    • 2014
  • With growing competition and increasing consumer demands, companies pay more attention than ever to market mavens who play a central role in diffusing marketplace information and influencing others' decisions. To enhance our understanding of the market maven, this paper examines the role of market mavenism in shaping consumers' shopping values (utilitarian value, hedonic value) and their post-purchase satisfaction or dissatisfaction. Regression analyses revealed that market mavenism had a positive impact on hedonic shopping values, and post-purchase satisfaction. The findings showed that hedonic shopping values had a significant impact on post-purchase satisfaction while utilitarian shopping value did not have any significant relationship. Findings of the study also suggest that market mavens pursue hedonic shopping values and exhibit greater post-purchase dissatisfaction than others. Practitioners are recommended to create entertaining retail environments for market mavens who seek hedonic values when they shop. The results also suggest that practitioners need to pay close attention to market mavens at the post-purchase stage since they can be extremely dissatisfied.

Weight change in the postpartum period (출산 후 체중 변화에 대한 고찰 -산후 부종과 산후 비만-)

  • 이동규;장경호;송화숙;김상우
    • The Journal of Korean Medicine
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.205-212
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    • 2004
  • Weight change in the postpartum period is a dominant concern of new mothers recently. Postpartum weight retention has important public health implications as well, because retention of gestational weight can be a significant contributor to longterm obesity and associated health risks. As traditional medical practitioners have managed some problems from postpartum weight retention, use some terms translated in Korean like as postpartumedema, obesity. But those have been not given any discuss objective and with evidences for nomenclature. Now reports review normal postpartum weight loss patterns, as well as risk factors for weight retention, ancient literatures, so practitioners can assist their patients in achieving a healthy postpartum weight.

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Toward a new paradigm of the korea's library and information science (전환기 '한국'문헌정보학의 새로운 패러다임 모색)

  • ;Lee, Jae-Whoam
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.28
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    • pp.313-353
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    • 1998
  • This study attempts to show the reasons why the academic field, which has been called 'Library and Information Science', should change its paradigm for both research and practice. To this end, this study investigates the essence of the current academic crisis, which is seriously threatening the survival of the LIS as an independent academic field in South Korea. In details, this study discusses the identity problem of the LIS, the poverty in scholarship, the low self-esteem of the profession, etc. Also investigated are the reasons why the profession, which includes both scholars and practitioners, is facing with such a crisis. This study emphasizes that both researchers and practitioners in the LIS field should keep their eyes on the ongojng information revolution, and that in order to thrive as well as to survive from the midst of such an academic crisis they should notice and understand the essence of the revolution. The conclusion of this study includes the philosophies and strategies for survival, which the profession should keep in mind and follow in a hurry.

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