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A Systemic and Quantitative Approach to Compete in Quality, Price, and Time avid J. Sumanth, Ph.D. 4 UNIVERSITY HUMAN AESOURCES OHIO UNIVERSITY-McKEE HOUSE ATHENS, OHIO 45701 Digitized by the Internet Archive In 2023 with funding from Kahle/Austin Foundation https://archive.org/details/totalproductivitO000suma Total Productivity MANAGEMENT A Systemic and Quantitative Approach to Compete in Quality, Price, and Time David J. Sumanth, Ph.D. SL St. Lucie Press Boca Raton, Florida Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Catalog information may be obtained from the Library of Congress This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reprinted material is quoted with permission, and sources are indicated. A wide variety of references are listed. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and the publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or for the consequences of their use. Neither this book nor any part may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or by any information s...