Publishing my First Research

Alhamdolellah I am happy to announce that my first research is now published in the TQM journal. Our research aimed at bringing a new perspective for the business excellence area where we developed a new business concept, BEVUCA (pronounced as BE-VU-CA) to examine how companies can achieve Business Excellence in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and …

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The Rules for Being Amazing

A very nice dose of inspiration by one of my favorite influencers; Robin Sharma

The Integration between Quality Management and Risk Management Systems

After discussing the basic definition of the term 'Integrated Management System' and its benefits here, in this article, I will discuss the integration between quality management and risk management systems. In specific, I will examine the rationales behind this integration. Quality Management: More than an ISO 9000 Standard The quality management knowledge area was founded …

Integrated Management Systems

Companies need management systems to link strategies to operations. A management system starts by defining a strategy followed by translating it into specific objectives that are accomplished via certain resources. During the execution, the management will monitor and control the performance and then periodically assess the adequacy of that strategy and act accordingly (Norton & …

Business Excellence: Advantages and Criticisms

In a previous post here, I discussed the different definitions for the Business Excellence concept and the different approaches and frameworks that can be used to start and sustain this journey. In this article, the term, business excellence, will be further critically evaluated in order to understand the benefits that can be generated from achieving …

The Quest to Business Excellence

A famous quote by Apple's Founder Steve Jobs was: "Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected". Business excellence is not a jargon related to a consciously specific industry, sector or county (Porter & Tanner 2004) In the manufacturing companies, a TQM (Total Quality Management) program plays …