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Lessons learned designing and implementing a quality assurance system in an industrial engineering school by Benz-Camino, Mariechen, Ramírez-Valdivia, Martha T., Morales-Casetti, Marjorie, Sirias, Danilo

“…Purpose This paper aims to present the lessons learned during the design and implementation of a quality assurance system (QAS) in an academic unit and…”
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A Multiple Stage Approach for Performance Improvement of Primary Healthcare Practice by Ramírez-Valdivia, Martha T., Maturana, Sergio, Salvo-Garrido, Sonia

“…Chilean primary healthcare practice is analyzed using a Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) multiple stage approach. We estimate the efficiency level of 259…”
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The influence of national quality assurance policies on institutional planning for internationalization processes of Chilean universities by Ramírez-Valdivia, Martha T., Latorre, Paulina

“…Purpose This paper aims to identify any relation between the strategies defined in Chilean higher education institutions strategic planning and the compliance…”
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Measuring the Efficiency of Chilean Primary Healthcare Centres by Ramírez-Valdivia, Martha, Maturana, Sergio, Mendoza-Alonzo, Jennifer, Bustos, Jaime

“…This paper examines whether different approaches for estimating the technical efficiency of a primary healthcare centre —PHC— can have significantly different…”
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Technology commercialization: tools for offering technologies protected through intellectual property by Venditti, Lucca Moreira, Ramírez-Valdivia, Martha, Solano, Dante Benito Castro, Verma, Saurabh, Andrade, Herlandí de Souza

“…The commercialization of technology is an important process for generating innovation in a society, because, when a technology is developed and patented, it…”
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An estimate of potential blueberry yield using regression models that relate the number of fruits to the number of flower buds and to climatic variables by Salvo, Sonia, Muñoz, Carlos, Ávila, Julio, Bustos, Jaime, Ramírez-Valdivia, Martha, Silva, Carolina, Vivallo, Gabriel

“…► The export of fresh blueberries requires planning based on early estimates of the yield. ► In yield per plant estimation, the number of fruits and their…”
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Development of a software tool to improve performance of packaging operations through short interval scheduling by Ramírez-Valdivia, Martha T., Christian, Peter H., Frederick, Patricia, Aksoy, Burcin, Zimmers Jr, Emory W.

“…A manufacturer of precision extruded aluminum parts needed to improve productivity and scheduling in its packaging department. Because of the non‐standard,…”
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Evaluación de la percepción de calidad del servicio de alimentación en casinos concesionados by María Lorena Schäfer Muñoz, Martha T. Ramírez Valdivia, Sonia Salvo Garrido

“…Cualquier organización que desea incorporar la mejora continua como parte de su cultura, debe realizar evaluaciones periódicas de la percepción de la calidad…”
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Modeling a surgical system in a Public Hospital in Chile by Jaime, Bustos G., Jose Luis, Toro L., Sonia, Salvo G., Martha, Ramirez-Valdivia

“…The little opportunity in the care of patients awaiting surgery causes multiple and serious consequences for them, their family and relatives. Given the…”
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Achieving hospital operating objectives in the light of patient preferences by Ramirez Valdivia, Martha T, Crowe, Thomas J

“…Patient satisfaction is becoming increasingly important for the successful operation of private and public hospitals. The quality of the service provided can…”
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Technology commercialization: tools for offering technologies protected through intellectual property/Comercializacao de tecnologia: ferramentas para oferecer tecnologías protegidas por propriedade intelectual by Venditti, Lucca Moreira, Ramirez-Valdivia, Martha, Solano, Dante Benito Castro, Verma, Saurabh, Andrade, Herlandi de Souza

“…The commercialization of technology is an important process for generating innovation in a society, because, when a technology is developed and patented, it…”
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Technology commercialization: tools for offering technologies protected through intellectual property/Comercializacao de tecnologia: ferramentas para oferecer tecnologías protegidas por propriedade intelectual by Venditti, Lucca Moreira, Ramirez-Valdivia, Martha, Solano, Dante Benito Castro, Verma, Saurabh, Andrade, Herlandi de Souza

“…The commercialization of technology is an important process for generating innovation in a society, because, when a technology is developed and patented, it…”
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Elements for the implementation of ISO/IEC 17025 in Angolan public laboratories by Gaspar, Marcia, Ramirez-Valdivia, Martha

“…Implementing Quality Management Systems to meet the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025 is a vital initiative in accrediting that a laboratory has the competency…”
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Control and follow-up of engineering programs: a path for international accreditation by Palma, Susana Candia, Ramirez-Valdivia, Martha

“…This paper reviews the design and implementation of a set of quality improvement tools aimed to contribute to the monitoring and controlling of engineering…”
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