Quality Warranty Research Articles

Is Quality Warranty a Type of Representations and Warranties?

The paper identifies and compares the key features of representations and warranties and quality warranties. Based on the results of the study, the author concludes that quality warranty is a type of representations and warranties. This is evidenced by the key element of their similarity — the reflection of the qualitative characteristics of the subject of the transaction. After all, both representations and warranties and quality warranty are inextricably linked with the contract, in the absence of which their existence does not matter. The differences between the studied categories reflect the specific features of quality warranty as representations and warranties. However, this does not exclude the possibility that certain properties of representations and warranties can be extended to a quality guarantee, and this will not contradict the essence of the latter, which will better ensure the rights and interests of parties to transactions. For example: 1) extend the rule on the autonomous and independent nature of representations to the effect of quality warranty; 2) allow for the provision of quality warranties by a third party in non-consumer legal relations, as exists in the case of the use of representations and warranties. It is also proposed to introduce a legal presumption of the commencement of validity of representations and warranties, which is based on the principle of exercising the right in one’s own interest (Clause 2 of Article 1 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation).

The study of live and frozen marine fish in commodities imports using conventional and the Polymerace Chain Reaction (PCR)

Indonesia has big potency of fishery which has entered in export-import market. That export-import activitiy isn’t balance with quality warranty and the quality assurance. The quality warranty and the quality assurance are important because there found bacteria which have zoonotic characteristic. The method of data collection consisted of primary data and secondary data. Data collection was carried out with active participation, observation, interview and literature. Conventional method was used for bacterial examination on a live fish. The use of this method started from the initial isolation, purification, base test, biochemical test and the last was identification process. Bacteria found in a live fish by using the conventional method are Pasteurella haemolytica, Acinetobacter sp, Aeromonas hydrophila, Pseudomonna maltophilia, Pseudomonas sp, Vibrio sp, Pseudomonas mallei, Plesiomonas sp, Alcaligenes sp and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Polymerace Chain Reaction (PCR) method was used for bacterial examination in frozen fish. This method had many steps, there were extraction, amplification, electrophoresis, and the last was reading the result with UVdoc machine. Primer which was provided that was used to diagnostic DNA bacteria of Aeromonas salmonicida and Edwardsiella tarda. During the study no bacteria of Aeromonas salmonicida and Edwardsiella tarda found, in frozen fish by PCR method.

Material management and effective utilization of materials

Material management is the process of planning, organization and controlling the website online and office inside the occasions of construction. The major objective of fabric control is to ensure that construction substances are always available at their point of use when it is required to complete assignment on time. One of the major hassle in delaying production tasks is terrible material control.The overall price of materials can be up to 60 to 65% or more of the total cost of production venture. Effective usage of materials and Effective fabric control is success key for Completion of Project on time with exact earnings. This will result in Eco friendly and sustainable environmental.The Main scope of Material management is making plans, business enterprise and controlling. Planning consists of Estimation, budgeting Quality manipulate &Quality warranty and programming. Organization consists of Scheduling, Sourcing, procurement and delivering. Controlling consists of offloading, exceptional control & first-class take a look at, storing and Material managing.

Extended Periodic Inspection Policies for a Single Unit System Subject to Shocks

In this paper, two types of failures are taken into account to extend the classical periodic inspection policy for a single unit system when it has failed, in which type I failure can be rectified by a minimal repair and type II failure should be removed by a corrective replacement. More specifically, we investigate three extended periodic inspection models for a system subject to two kinds of distinctive shocks, i.e., a general periodic inspection model where the system is checked at periodic time epochs over an infinite time span (Policy A), a periodic inspection model with the consideration of quality warranty where the system is periodically checked within a maximal inspection number (Policy B), and a random periodic inspection model where the system is either periodically checked or randomly checked, whichever takes place first (Policy C). For each extended model, the average maintenance cost in one renewal cycle under special conditions is minimized to seek the optimal inspection interval theoretically and the numerical example is arranged to authenticate it analytically. Last but not least, comparisons are made among the extended models, indicating that the optimum solution varies from policy to policy.

An Exploration of Consumer’s Concern Towards Plus Size Fashion Business for Cost and Profitability Projection

Plus Size is strongly associated with Obesity and it results special needs and specifications. For Plus Size fashion business, the plus-size clothing has been a very attractive. However, dissatisfaction was greatest related to the large-size group when studying size availability, then the problem is not just that but rather be like with the shopping environment. So that, cost and profitability of companies are big issues and the company needs to have effective cost from manufacturing without neglecting product quality but still gaining high profitability. This research is aimed to explore consumer’s concern in plus size fashion business, therefore to project cost and profitability focused in male plus size pants business according to consumer’s concern. This research only focuses on male plus size consumer aged more than equal 18 – 60 years old in Bandung City using direct deep interview for plus size user. Using five variables understanding of “Plus Size Fashion”, consumer’s buying process, price consciousness, product-related and non-product-related factor, to ease the researcher exploring consumer concerns in Plus Size Fashion. Those are then broken down into special classification to design the value proposition canvas as the foundation to project cost and profitability. In addition, comparing to the concept of current plus size business, the researcher recommends the to shift another pants’ type product. For services given, just focus on the customization and quality warranty. The plus size user prefers offline but there is still possibility to sell online.

공동주택 기계설비 공사 하자 유형분석과 실무적 관점에서의 예방 및 개선 가이드라인 제안

While MEP/FP construction scope and cost for apartments are getting increased, defect disputes between owners and constructors are also getting increased. More than often, owners’ dissatisfaction over construction defects and constructor’s reaction tends to increase filing lawsuits. This study aims to provide an analysis of residential building construction defects, in particular for mechanical and plumbing works, which are classified into nine groups and typed according to defect severity to investigate the causality. Based on the analysis, this study suggests a preventive and continuous construction quality improvement guideline for practitioners. The defect data has been collected for about 20,050 apartments units built by A construction firm from 2010 to 2017. 84.6 percent of the collected defects are found in sanitary plumbing, drain and sewage piping, hot water piping, and unit ventilator and fan installation works; the detailed defects for each work are classified and the causes are carefully investigated. Eventually the database containing case studies, causes and effects, preventive measures, and warranty measures has been developed. This database can be used as an education material for agents in charge of the quality warranty on after project delivery as well as the quality assurance right before project delivery. It is authors’ strong recommendation that the construction defect database should be built and managed at the enterprise level, the experience and knowledge of which needs to be shared by all stakeholders.

Sale-surety and quality warranty model based on options in supply chain

Options can be used to hedge risks caused by different types of uncertainty in supply chain management. The first part of this study examines how to use surety-options to coordinate a retailer-leader supply chain. It develops an option model in which the retailer guarantees sales and the supplier guarantees quality. The retailer and the supplier negotiate the options price and security regulations. The supplier can transfer part of the market risk to the retailer but in return has to bear the quality risk. By the theoretical analysis and the numerical examples, this study demonstrates that surety-options can coordinate the supply chain and achieve Pareto-improvement by encouraging the retailer to increase marketing efforts and the supplier to improve the quality.

Sale-surety and quality warranty model based on options in supply chain

Options can be used to hedge risks caused by different types of uncertainty in supply chain management. The first part of this study examines how to use surety-options to coordinate a retailer-leader supply chain. It develops an option model in which the retailer guarantees sales and the supplier guarantees quality. The retailer and the supplier negotiate the options price and security regulations. The supplier can transfer part of the market risk to the retailer but in return has to bear the quality risk. By the theoretical analysis and the numerical examples, this study demonstrates that surety-options can coordinate the supply chain and achieve Pareto-improvement by encouraging the retailer to increase marketing efforts and the supplier to improve the quality.

Product reliability and warranty period as a cost-forming factors

The relevance of this study is determined by the fact that, in modern conditions, the manufacturers of high-tech products offer long-term warranty service for their products aiming at receiving the consumer. In turn, the frequency of warranty service depends on the probability of trouble-free operation of the product in a certain time interval. However, increasing the uptime of the products and increase the warranty period results in increased costs. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to develop a model that allows determining the impact of the following factors on the product cost: the reliability of the manufactured products and the term of their warranty. To achieve the goal of the research there has been determined the content of warranty service, has been introduced the integrated indicator of quality warranty services, and has been shown the level of products reliability as a dependence from the costs of their manufacturing and warranty service. The novelty of this study is estimation of the manufacturer’s cost depending on the way of providing the warranty service, either by repair, or by complete replacement of the failed product. The research results provide competitive advantages to manufacturers of high-tech products since it enables to find the efficient period and intensity of the warranty service.

The impact of core length on prostate cancer diagnosis during a standard 14-core prostate biopsy scheme.

Even if many studies in the literature purposed to evaluate the improvement of the prostate biopsy (PBx), few studies assessed the diagnostic value of core length in PBx. In this study, we evaluated the length of needle cores sampled during transrectal PBx (TRUSBx) and its impact on cancer diagnosis in a standard 14-core scheme. Medical records of 573 patients who underwent an initial TRUSBx with 14-cores scheme for suspicious prostate cancer (PCa) at our Department were reviewed. The PBx procedure and pathological evaluation were standardized. Cores lengths were compared in patients with versus without cancer, and were divided into group A and B, respectively. Statistical analysis was done to define an acceptable cut-off for biopsy length. The mean age of the entire cohort was 62.1 ± 7.2 years, while median total prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and prostate volume were 4.2 ng/ml and 44.7 ml, respectively. PCa was showed in 33.3% of patients. Mean core length in group A versus B was 11.9 ± 3.9 versus 11.1 ± 3.2 mm (p = 0.016). Thus, core lengths were significantly longer in patients with cancer. There were no statistically significant differences when we considered the whole length of cores sampled from the right lobe (p = 0.58) and left lobe (p = 0.34). The cancer detection rates in cores may be increased by core length in PCa patients during a TRUSBx. Our results suggest a core length of greater than 11.8 mm as a cut-off for quality warranty.

Analysis of Responsibilities Division of Quality Defect during Defects Notification Period under the Condition of "Supply-Only" Materials

Defects Notification Period is the time in 99 FIDIC during which the contractor is responsible for quality warranty after receiving taking-over certification, and owner has the right to claim the quality defects caused by the contractor. This paper introduced concept of "the owner recommended supplier" and "Supply-only materials, pointing out that the fundamental difference between the two ways is contractual relationship. Through literature review to identify issues and responsibilities of the relationship the owner can claim during Defects Notification Period, the paper finally gave a basis on which the owners should take responsibility under the condition of "owner provided material", which provided reference basis for a similar controversy occurred in practice.

Consumers' and producers' expectations towards geographical indications

PurposeThis paper's objective is to investigate consumers' and producers' expectations towards geographical indications (GIs) in a German context, where this certification scheme has not been widely used so far.Design/methodology/approachData for the consumer side were obtained by a structured questionnaire. A total of 741 consumers were asked online with respect to their knowledge and expectations towards geographical indications in general and Hessian apple wine in particular. The collected data were analysed by an explorative factor analysis and a binary logit model. Additionally, data for the producer side were collected via an in‐depth interview with one major producer of Hessian apple wine.FindingsThe consumer side results indicate that Hessian consumers' awareness and knowledge about GIs is very limited. Moreover, it is found that the quality warranty dimension is not as important as the economic support dimension and perceived authenticity of the product. A hypothetical willingness to pay for protection is mainly driven by consumer perceptions and expectations towards the positive impacts of geographical indications on the local economy. The producer side results highlight that the most important motivation to apply for a protected G1 (PGI) is to secure the established reputation against misuse by competing producers in order to ensure the quality level of Hessian apple wine.Practical implicationsThe findings indicate that a PGI is by no means a self‐runner. The positive impacts of this certification scheme have to be communicated to consumers in order to be successful.Originality/valueEmpirical evidence regarding consumers' knowledge and expectations towards geographical indications in a non‐Mediterranean context is limited. The present paper contributes to the existing literature by providing empirical evidence for a German case study.

VALUE CHAIN DYNAMICS IN THE TAIWAN ORCHID INDUSTRY

Taiwan is a small island about the size of Holland but is well known for its orchid production industry, particularly Phalaenopsis. While Taiwan has some subtropical climatic advantages in growing orchids, the availability of advanced modern cultural techniques under greenhouse conditions has made the advantage substitutable to a large extent. In fact, without such climatic advantage, Holland has emerged rapidly as one seeming market leader in the orchid culture industry. This study offers a critical review of the Taiwan orchid industry infrastructure, the sources of competitive advantage and long-term sustainability of the industry. Through in-depth interviews with various stakeholders in the industry, this study argues that the thrust of past success in the orchid production industry could be attributed to the characteristics of its supply chains, called value chains in this study, where value appropriation is the focus. The industry is characterized by heterogeneity of value chains with a large number of micro-, small- and medium-sized firms which enter and exit the market relatively easily. This is made possible by cultural practices courses held frequently by government extension officers. These firms compete and yet complement with each other, frequently providing new release of varieties and lower to medium high range products in the world market. To date, the dynamics of the orchid supply chains has provided firms with competitive advantages which have appropriated rather continuous flow of short-term profits. Finally, in discussing industry sustainability, some prescriptive suggestions were made to orchid culture supply chains in relation to changing public attitudes toward environmental conservation and quality warranty for end users.

골프클럽 브랜드 신뢰, 품질보증, 지각된 정보의 양이 위험지각, 품질지각, 브랜드 충성도에 미치는 영향

골프클럽 브랜드 신뢰, 품질보증, 지각된 정보의 양이 위험지각, 품질지각, 브랜드 충성도에 미치는 영향

Follow mechanismes, coordination and quality warranty in the degree transformation according the EEES criteria

The degree of Pedagogy has been involved in a Pilot Plan which aims to adapt it in accordance to the EEES criteria. In this paper the different instruments designed to follow up and monitorize the process are described. It includes items refered to the development of the subject (planning, implementation and evaluation), as well as those concerning timetable and calendar.

Consumers’ Appreciation of Regional Certification Labels: A Pan‐European Study

AbstractSuccessful regional products, such as Florida oranges, Idaho potatoes and Parma ham, often have to compete against products passing themselves off as the authentic product using the exact same name. This unfair competition misleads consumers, discourages small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) from marketing products based on their region of origin, and may end up hurting rural economies. To protect consumers, and support SMEs and rural economies, many countries around the world have introduced regulations enabling SMEs to legally protect the names of their regional products. The success of these regulations largely depends on consumers’ appreciation of regional certification labels that inform consumers that the name of the regional product is protected and that it denotes the authentic product. To gain an understanding about consumers’ appreciation of regional certification labels, this paper investigates consumers’ image of these labels and proposes a model that relates this image to consumers’ willingness to buy and pay for protected regional products. The model is tested based on Regulation No. 2081/92 that was introduced by the EEC allowing European SMEs to protect their regional products and market their products with a protected‐designation‐of‐origin (PDO) label. Structural equation modelling results suggest that consumers’ image of regional certification labels consists of a quality warranty dimension and an economic support dimension, which positively relate to consumers’ willingness to buy and pay for the protected regional product. Protecting regional products and marketing them with regional certification labels may be beneficial for SMEs producing and marketing regional products. Policy and managerial implications are discussed.

Gerenciando qualidade em serviços de saúde

Trabalho realizado em hospital geral de alta tecnologia, objetivando identificar na gestão, elementos facilitadores e bloqueadores da qualidade dos serviços oferecidos pela unidade de urgência/emergência e detectar como os profissionais de enfermagem percebem e experienciam os mecanismos de garantia de qualidade propostos pela organização. Define-se a qualidade como uma das consequências do estilo gerencial, dentro de um contexto de modernização administrativa. Trata-se de um estudo de caso onde foi empregado o Sistema 4T de Likert como método de pesquisa, além de entrevistas e observações focais. A análise dos dados revelou uma heterogeneidade de percepção quanto ao estilo gerencial e uma definição de qualidade compatível com aquela que reforça os principios defendidos pela organização.

Vouching to Quality Warranty: Case Law and Commercial Code

Vouching to Quality Warranty: Case Law and Commercial Code

Vouching to Quality Warranty: Case Law and Commercial Code

Vouching to Quality Warranty: Case Law and Commercial Code