<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of the paper is to point out the principles of process management and selected quality management tools, which are aimed at improving the processes of the wood processing industries of the Slovak Republic. The knowledge from these areas is based on the analysis of the theoretical origins from domestic and foreign sources and supported by the results of the research carried out in the first half of the year 2017. In the processing of the results, classical methods of research work were used such as analysis, synthesis, comparison, descriptive statistics, contingency tables, chi-quadrat test and graphic depiction. Based on the analysis of the research results, there was a slight dependence between the process optimization levels in the timber industry and other process improvement methods such as statistical process control methods and graphical analysis and problem solving tools.</p></abstract>

The aim of the paper is to point out the principles of process management and selected quality management tools, which are aimed at improving the processes of the wood processing industries of the Slovak Republic. The knowledge from these areas is based on the analysis of the theoretical origins from domestic and foreign sources and supported by the results of the research carried out in the first half of the year 2017. In the processing of the results, classical methods of research work were used such as analysis, synthesis, comparison, descriptive statistics, contingency tables, chi-quadrat test and graphic depiction. Based on the analysis of the research results, there was a slight dependence between the process optimization levels in the timber industry and other process improvement methods such as statistical process control methods and graphical analysis and problem solving tools.

Application of Selected Methods and Approaches for Improvement of Processes and their Use in Practice in Companies of Wood Processing Industry in Slovakia

Management Systems in Production Engineering

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The aim of the paper is to point out the principles of process management and selected quality management tools, which are aimed at improving the processes of...

Application of Selected Methods and Approaches for Improvement of Processes and their Use in Practice in Companies of Wood Processing Industry in Slovakia

Published Online: Aug 28, 2019

Page range: 162 - 165

Received: Feb 01, 2019

Accepted: Apr 01, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mspe-2019-0026

Keywords
process, process management, process improving, quality management methods

© 2019 Ľubica Simanová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Application of Selected Methods and Approaches for Improvement of Processes and their Use in Practice in Companies of Wood Processing Industry in Slovakia

Published Online: Aug 28, 2019

Page range: 162 - 165

Received: Feb 01, 2019

Accepted: Apr 01, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mspe-2019-0026

Keywordsprocess, process management, process improving, quality management methods

© 2019 Ľubica Simanová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
process, process management, process improving, quality management methods