Innovative Quality Improvements in Operations

1. Introduction
Tomas Backström, Anders Fundin, Peter E. Johansson

2. The Quality Dilemma: Combining Development and Stability
Anders Fundin, Bo Bergman, Mattias Elg

3. Automation and Flexibility: An Apparent or Real Dilemma?
Magnus Wiktorsson, Anna Granlund, Mats Lundin, Birgitta Södergren

4. Organizing Viable Development Work in Operations
Peter E. Johansson

5. Kaikaku in Production in Japan: An Analysis of Kaikaku in Terms of Ambidexterity
Yuji Yamamoto

6. Iterative Transitions Between Exploration and Exploitation: Experiences from the Finnish Manufacturing Industry
Helinä Melkas, Tuomo Uotila, Tuija Oikarinen

7. Lessons Learned Practice in a Complex Production Environment
Koteshwar Chirumalla

8. Already There? Cultivating Emergent Places for Radical Innovation in Operations
Jennie Andersson Schaeffer

9. Solving the Quality Dilemma: Emergent Quality Management
Tomas Backström

10. Conclusions
Tomas Backström, Anders Fundin, Peter E. Johansson

Avainsanat: Business and Management, Operation Research/Decision Theory, Innovation/Technology Management, Production