Providing accessible coverage of the basics and practical aspects of total quality management, this book is intended for students of management and engineering. The text adopts a realistic approach to the teaching of the subject with the principal focus on the philosophy of total quality management and its role in today’s world of fierce business competition. Discusses the mechanism of quality control, quality assurance and different types of quality control tools and their usage. Features the Japanese management philosophy, quality awards and standards. Presents the differences between total quality management and business process re-engineering and approaches to integrate them. Describes the various aspects of benchmarking, capability maturity model and customer relationship management.
Total Quality Management
To understand and profit from Total Quality Management, companies must pay particular attention to the first word in the phrase-total. The spectacular rewards enjoyed by top companies like 3M, FedEx,...
Written in plain language, this text discusses how to tailor TQM to fit the specific needs of organizations of all types and sizes. The focus is on the principles and processes as well as the tools and techniques for continuous improvement.
This book is an ideal quick reference for any manager, designer, engineer, or researcher interested in quality.
Text with Cases John S. Oakland ... Quality guru John Oakland's famous TQM model, in many ways a precursor to these frameworks, has evolved to become the ultimate holistic overview of performance improvement strategy.
If you agree with the argument that a company is much more likely to produce high quality if all departments are motivated to achieve high quality results then you already have a good understanding of the basic principles of Total Quality ...
TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Organisations are now focused on total customer satisfaction. However there is a lack of understanding the requirements and the customer needs. Total Quality Management (TQM) integrates all phases and ensures a defect free quality product.
Total Quality Management
Organisations are now focused on total customer satisfaction. However there is a lack of understanding the requirements and the customer needs. Total Quality Management (TQM) integrates all phases and ensures a defect free quality product.