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Introduction to Quality
MANAGING FOR QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE, 7e, 2008 Thomson Higher Education Publishing
MANAGING FOR QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE, 7e, 2008 Thomson Higher Education Publishing
Key Idea
Buildingand maintainingquality into an organizations goods and services, and more importantly, into the infrastructure of the organization itself, is not an easy task.
MANAGING FOR QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE, 7e, 2008 Thomson Higher Education Publishing
Quality Assurance
...is any action directed toward providing customers with goods and services of appropriate quality.
MANAGING FOR QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE, 7e, 2008 Thomson Higher Education Publishing
Skilled
craftsmanship during Middle Ages Industrial Revolution: rise of inspection and separate quality departments Early 20th Century: statistical methods at Bell System Quality control during World War II Post-war Japan: evolution of quality management
MANAGING FOR QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE, 7e, 2008 Thomson Higher Education Publishing
Quality
awareness in U.S. manufacturing industry during 1980s: from Little Q to Big Q - Total Quality Management Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (1987) Disappointments and criticism
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Key Idea
Although quality initiatives can lead to business success, they cannot guarantee it, and one must not infer that business failures or stock price dives are the result of poor quality.
MANAGING FOR QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE, 7e, 2008 Thomson Higher Education Publishing
Emergence of quality management in service industries, government, health care, and education Evolution of quality to performance excellence Growth and adoption of Six Sigma Current and future challenge: continue to apply the principles of quality and performance excellence. Quality is a race without a finish line.
MANAGING FOR QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE, 7e, 2008 Thomson Higher Education Publishing
Consumer
MANAGING FOR QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE, 7e, 2008 Thomson Higher Education Publishing
Defining Quality
Perfection
Providing a good, usable product
Fast delivery
Consistency Doing it right the first time
Eliminating waste
Delighting or pleasing customers Total customer service and satisfaction Compliance with policies and procedures
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definition: excellence Product-based definition: quantities of product attributes User-based definition: fitness for intended use Value-based definition: quality vs. price Manufacturing-based definition: conformance to specifications
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MANAGING FOR QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE, 7e, 2008 Thomson Higher Education Publishing
Quality Perspectives
transcendent & product-based
Customer
user-based
needs
Marketing
value-based
Design
manufacturingbased Manufacturing
Distribution
Information flow
Product flow
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Key Idea
Because individuals in different business functions speak different languages, the need for different views of what constitutes quality at different points inside and outside an organization is necessary to create products of true quality that will satisfy customers needs.
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Customer-Driven Quality
Meeting
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Total Quality
People-focused
management system Focus on increasing customer satisfaction and reducing costs A systems approach that integrates organizational functions and the entire supply chain Stresses learning and adaptation to change Based on the scientific method
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and stakeholder focus Participation and teamwork Process focus supported by continuous improvement and learning
all supported by an integrated organizational
infrastructure, a set of management practices, and a set of tools and techniques
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MANAGING FOR QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE, 7e, 2008 Thomson Higher Education Publishing
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Key Idea
To meet or exceed customer expectations, organizations must fully understand all product and service attributes that contribute to customer value and lead to satisfaction and loyalty.
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Key Idea
In any organization, the person who best understands his or her job and how to improve both the product and the process is the one performing it.
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Key Idea
A process is a sequence of activities that is intended to achieve some result
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Continuous Improvement
Enhancing
value through new products and services Reducing errors, defects, waste, and costs Increasing productivity and effectiveness Improving responsiveness and cycle time performance
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Key Idea
Major improvements in response time may require significant simplification of work processes and often drive simultaneous improvements in quality and productivity.
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A B C D
INPUTS
PROCESSES
Feedback
OUTPUTS
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MANAGING FOR QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE, 7e, 2008 Thomson Higher Education Publishing
Learning
The foundation for improvement Understanding why changes are successful through feedback between practices and results, which leads to new goals and approaches Learning cycle:
Planning Execution of plans Assessment of progress Revision of plans based on assessment findings
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Practices
Performance appraisal
Training
Tools
Trend chart
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TQ Infrastructure
Customer relationship management Leadership and strategic planning Human resources management Process management Information and knowledge management
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Competitive Advantage
Is driven by customer wants and needs Makes significant contribution to business success Matches organizations unique resources with opportunities Is durable and lasting Provides basis for further improvement Provides direction and motivation Quality supports each of these characteristics
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Key Idea
Considerable evidence exists that quality initiatives positively impact bottom-line results.
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Accounting Office study of Baldrige Award applicants Hendricks and Singhal study of quality award winners Performance results of Baldrige Award recipients
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Key Idea
An organization that is committed to total quality must apply it at three levels: the organizational level, the process level, and the performer/job level.
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level: meeting external customer requirements Process level: linking external and internal customer requirements Performer/job level: meeting internal customer requirements
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Personal initiative has a positive impact on business success Quality-focused individuals often exceed customer expectations Quality begins with personal attitudes Attitudes can be changed through awareness and effort (e.g., personal quality checklists) Unless quality is internalized at the personal level, it will never become rooted in the culture of an organization. Thus, quality must begin at a personal level (and that means you!).
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MANAGING FOR QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE, 7e, 2008 Thomson Higher Education Publishing
Key Idea
In the daily attempt to bring about change in the individual parts of the organizational universe, managers, employees, professors, and students can find that personal quality is the key to unlock the door to a wider understanding of what the concept really is all about.
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