MAIN BENEFITS OF INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS THROUGH LITERATURE REVIEW
The main aim of this paper is to prepare a comprehensive list of benefits offered by Integrated Management System (IMS) discussed in the previous literature. This paper had followed a methodology for literature review based on the keyword search in the electronic database of Web of science, Science...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Center for Quality, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
2019-12-01
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| Series: | International Journal for Quality Research |
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| Online Access: | http://ijqr.net/journal/v13-n4/19.pdf |
| Summary: | The main aim of this paper is to prepare a comprehensive list of benefits offered by Integrated Management System (IMS) discussed in the previous literature. This paper had followed a methodology for literature review based on the keyword search in the electronic database of Web of science, Science direct, Scopus and Emerald. Findings of this literature review have unveiled several important and interesting benefits offered by the integrated management system and wider scope of integration. Several studies have confirmed the listed benefits of integrated management system, namely, Quality Management System (QMS) according ISO 9001, Environmental Management System (EMS) according ISO 14001 and Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) according ISO 45001/BS OSHAS 18001. Moreover, this study has highlighted some dimensions of future study in line with the analysis of benefits of integrated management system. |
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| ISSN: | 1800-6450 1800-7473 |