New article highlights the development of the quality movement in Sweden since the mid-20th century. The authors are confident that summarizing the Swedish quality journey so far will provide important lessons for further quality improvements in Sweden and elsewhere.
A new article, published as part of the special issue Operational Excellence in Sweden in the International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, highlights the development of the quality movement in Sweden since the mid-20th century.
The unique article is written by Bo Bergman, Bengt Klefsjö and Lars Sörqvist and is part of a collection of research contributions with Peter Cronemyr and Anders Fundin as guest editors.
The study shows how the quality movement has shaped both business and education in Sweden, where business leaders have been particularly successful in learning, adapting and further developing quality work - often in collaboration with academia.
A key success factor is how the quality principles have been adapted to the Swedish culture, which focuses on innovation and collaboration.
The article "Swedish Quality: a historical perspective and reflections for the future" is available via the link below.
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