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The evolution of quality management in DOKPY, Magnesia – Greece: from basic quality initiatives to EFQM

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  • Yiannis Nikolaidis
  • Christos Terpos

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Quality of services has recently attracted the attention of customers and companies. ISO 9001 (2000) and, lately, EFQM excellence model (EFQM) contribute significantly to its improvement. Our paper presents the course of an organisation offering social services (DOKPY) in the 'world of quality'. DOKPY has been initially introduced to quality issues through the use of basic quality techniques and tools, according to the spirit of ISO 9001 (2000). Then, the organisation has decided to follow the procedure of conformance to the 1st level of Excellence of EFQM, mainly by improving three areas of the organisation's operation according to the criteria of EFQM. We illustrate both the actions taken and the manipulations that have been necessary to overcome the difficulties that came up. It is our belief that the experience of this process can be pilot for any similar effort in the service sector.

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  • Yiannis Nikolaidis & Christos Terpos, 2010. "The evolution of quality management in DOKPY, Magnesia – Greece: from basic quality initiatives to EFQM," International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 5(4), pages 384-400.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijpqma:v:5:y:2010:i:4:p:384-400
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