This dissertation approaches the question of sustainability and its influence on company performance, with special focus on the manufacturing industry. In the contemporary production environment, manufacturing operations must take into account not only profit, but also environmental and social performance, in order to ensure the long-term development of the company. Companies have to decide whe...

The author has presented a helpful account of the need for an improvement in the research culture in emergency medicine in Pakistan.1 The individual improvement entities that are suggested are all reasonable and are all likely to result in a better situation; however, a more strategic approach might lead to more long lasting and sustainable improvements. The first and foremost step in any strat...

This paper disseminates findings from a Lean healthcare project in a UK National Health Service (NHS) Single Point of Access; a new healthcare case study setting. Action research was applied and Lean tools used to establish current state processes, customer values and develop improvement opportunities. It was found that interface issues between primary and secondary healthcare organisations wer...

Performance measurement systems based on the principle that “if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it” reinforce a short-term culture by focussing on tangible outputs. Instead, the focus of organisations should be on sustainable long-term performance through continuous systemic improvement. To establish and reinforce behaviours that drive systemic improvement, measurement and reporting syst...

This paper draws on examples of successful stakeholder collaboration in existing projects to reason the importance of collaboration in education quality improvement. Stakeholder collaboration in the definition, implementation, measurement, and evaluation of education quality improvement projects arguably increases the likelihood that the resulting policy will more effectively meet the needs of ...

Biological hydrogen production is one of the most challenging areas of technology development for sustainable gaseous energy generation. The future of biological hydrogen production depends not only on research advances, i.e. improvement in efficiency through genetically engineered microorganisms and/or the development of bioreactors, but also on economic considerations, as compared to fossil f...