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  1. Assessment of the effectiveness of a fuel additive to reduce fuel consumption of HDVs highlights the importance of verification programs

    Article • Energy, October 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Martin Tanco

  2. Measure to succeed: How to improve employee participation in continuous improvement

    Article • Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management, December 2016, Omnia Publisher SL

    Dr Martin Tanco, Ms Elisabeth Viles

  3. Continuous improvement leaders, followers and laggards: understanding system sustainability

    Article • Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, October 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Martin Tanco, Ms Elisabeth Viles

  4. What motivates employees to participate in continuous improvement activities?

    Article • Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, February 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Martin Tanco, Ms Elisabeth Viles

  5. HERRAMIENTA PARA EVALUAR LA PARTICIPACIÓN EN MEJORA CONTINUA

    Article • DYNA, January 2016, Publicaciones DYNA

    Dr Martin Tanco, Ms Elisabeth Viles

  6. Why are companies still struggling to reach higher continuous improvement maturity levels? Empirical evidence from high performance companies

    Article • The TQM Journal, April 2015, Emerald

    Carmen Jaca, Ms Elisabeth Viles, Dr Martin Tanco, Master Daniel Jurburg

  7. Main difficulties hindering supply chain performance: an exploratory analysis at Uruguayan SMEs

    Article • Supply Chain Management An International Journal, January 2015, Emerald

    Dr Martin Tanco, Mr MATIAS ESCUDER

  8. DISEÑO Y VALIDACIÓN DE UN CUESTIONARIO PARA ANALIZAR LA PARTICIPACIÓN DE LOS TRABAJADORES EN LA MEJORA CONTINUA

    Article • DYNA MANAGEMENT, January 2015, Publicaciones DYNA

    Dr Martin Tanco

  9. Do companies with greater deployment of participation systems use Visual Management more extensively? An exploratory study

    Article • International Journal of Production Research, October 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Carmen Jaca, Ms Elisabeth Viles, Dr Martin Tanco

  10. Fresh concrete lateral pressure decay: Kinetics and factorial design to determine significant parameters

    Article • Engineering Structures, July 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Martin Tanco

  11. Teamwork effectiveness factors in healthcare and manufacturing industries

    Article • Team Performance Management, June 2013, Emerald

    Carmen Jaca, Ms Elisabeth Viles, Dr Martin Tanco

  12. Applying lean techniques to nougat fabrication: a seasonal case study

    Article • The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martin Tanco

  13. Robustness of three-level response surface designs against missing data

    Article • IIE Transactions, May 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Ms Elisabeth Viles, Dr Martin Tanco

  14. Less Expert Workers and Customer Complaints: Automotive Case Study

    Article • Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries, June 2012, Wiley

    Dr Martin Tanco

  15. On the relationship between continuous improvement programmes and their effect on quality defects: An automotive case study

    Article • Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, April 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Carmen Jaca, Ms Elisabeth Viles, Dr Martin Tanco

  16. A World Class Order Picking Methodology: An Empirical Validation

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martin Tanco

  17. Simulation-Based Process Design and Integration for the Sustainable Retrofit of Chemical Processes

    Article • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, November 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Martin Tanco

  18. Healthcare teamwork best practices: lessons for industry

    Article • The TQM Journal, October 2011, Emerald

    Carmen Jaca, Ms Elisabeth Viles, Dr Martin Tanco

  19. A factorial design study to determine the significant parameters of fresh concrete lateral pressure and initial rate of pressure decay

    Article • Construction and Building Materials, April 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Martin Tanco

  20. Improving intranet knowledge transfer through resident engineers

    Article • Journal of Knowledge Management, February 2011, Emerald

    Dr Martin Tanco

  21. Assessing Response’s Bias, Quality of Predictions, and Robustness in Multiresponse Problems

    Article • January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nuno Ricardo Costa, Dr Martin Tanco

  22. Why is not design of experiments widely used by engineers in Europe?

    Article • Journal of Applied Statistics, December 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Ms Elisabeth Viles, Dr Martin Tanco

  23. Sustainability of continuous improvement systems in industry: Survey of BAC and Navarre

    Article • Intangible Capital, February 2010, Omnia Publisher SL

    Carmen Jaca, Ms Elisabeth Viles, Dr Martin Tanco

  24. Barriers faced by engineers when applying design of experiments

    Article • The TQM Journal, October 2009, Emerald

    Ms Elisabeth Viles, Dr Martin Tanco

  25. Applying Design of Experiments to a lift test rig

    Article • Quality and Reliability Engineering International, July 2009, Wiley

    Ms Elisabeth Viles, Dr Martin Tanco

  26. Implementation of Design of Experiments projects in industry

    Article • Applied Stochastic Models in Business and Industry, July 2009, Wiley

    Ms Elisabeth Viles, Dr Martin Tanco

  27. A computer experiment application to the design and optimization of a capacitive accelerometer

    Article • Applied Stochastic Models in Business and Industry, March 2009, Wiley

    Dr Martin Tanco, Ms Elisabeth Viles

  28. Experimental design selection: guidelines for practitioners

    Article • International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, January 2009, Inderscience Publishers

    Ms Elisabeth Viles, Dr Martin Tanco, Dr Nuno Ricardo Costa

  29. Comparing Different Approaches for Design of Experiments (DoE)

    Article • January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Elisabeth Viles, Dr Martin Tanco

  30. Planning Experiments, the First Real Task in Reaching a Goal

    Article • Quality Engineering, December 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Martin Tanco, Ms Elisabeth Viles

  31. How is experimentation carried out by companies? A survey of three European regions

    Article • Quality and Reliability Engineering International, December 2008, Wiley

    Ms Elisabeth Viles, Dr Martin Tanco

  32. Is design of experiments really used? A survey of Basque industries

    Article • Journal of Engineering Design, October 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Ms Elisabeth Viles, Dr Martin Tanco

  33. Applying design of experiments to improve a laser welding process

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B Journal of Engineering Manufacture, August 2008, SAGE Publications

    Dr Martin Tanco, Ms Elisabeth Viles

  34. Practical applications of design of experiments in the field of engineering: a bibliographical review

    Article • Quality and Reliability Engineering International, January 2008, Wiley

    Ms Elisabeth Viles, Dr Martin Tanco