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TQM and the Value of Leadership

so that restructuring is not needed, only a bit of fine tuning or reevaluation at various junctures(Ackoff, 1994). "At every leve...

Dana Corporation Operations and Staffing

the company... * "Break down barriers between departments... * "Remove barriers that rob the hourly worker of his right to pride o...

Analyzing the Works of Michael Porter

Hence, Porter makes a good point in that it is true that even with a superior management paradigm, profitability becomes illusive....

TSA Contact Center's Practical Implementation

In ten pages this paper discusses the Transportation Security Administration in a consideration of how its contact center can be l...

TQM and Sigtek Harvard Case Study

or may not be one that would be assisted by implementing TQM. If the corporate umbrella means a single management style, then, TQM...

Sony's PlayStation 2 Release Problems

the primary reason for the rush was to reach the market with the PS2 before Microsofts scheduled release of its X-box. Sony did n...

Historical and Economic Effects of Lean Manufacturing

was that great amounts of capital were invested in parts and product that no one was certain would sell. PC manufacturers learned...

Realizing Objectives and the Johnson and Johnson Company

their family obligations but this could interfere with meeting the companys other objective/goal of earning a profit for sharehold...

Hospitals and TQM

instruments not trustworthy? This is just another meaningless slogan, a cousin of zero defects" (Deming, 1986; p. 66). The...

ISO 9000 and TQM

In order to understand what it is we mean by TQM must first need define it. There are no standard definitions. However, in a repor...

BPR, and TQM in Information Systems

Management fads have grown and died at an increasingly rapid rate throughout the decade of the 1990s. Two that became popular in ...

Hoshin Planning or Quality Policy Deployment

In fourteen pages Hoshin Planning or QPD is examined in terms of its advantages and disadvantages and also explores its Total Qual...

TQM and Systems of Performance Management

In seven pages this paper examines the emphasis upon Total Quality Management in this consideration of the 360 degree feedback sys...

Value Focused Supply Management by Alan R. Raedels

the essentials of project planning, Raedels outlines similar crucial information, but from a standpoint of how to maximize the sup...

TQM and Unions

of barriers within the organization and between the organization and its stockholders or others who have interests in the company ...

Service Organizations in the Implementation of TQM

from its introduction. The meaning may be different to the various people or organizations that implement or study it as there is ...

TQM AND STATUS TODAY

and regulations in place. This has especially been the case for China -- the media has been loaded with toy recalls due to danger...

AN UNDERSTANDING OF QUALITY AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

of how such a thing works. But what, exactly, is process improvement? In its basic form, the process improvement model (PI...

TQM and EFQM

to the tea lady. Quality is seen as the establishment of goals that reflect and determine quality in the product manufacture and ...

TQM - Boeing, Starbucks, Libraries

was involved, including hundreds of suppliers and continued improvement in managing a diverse workforce; finding and using the bes...

Flexible Firms and Human Resources Management

In nine pages this research paper examines the concept of a flexible firm and discusses the importance of TQM or total quality man...

Business Training Practices of the United States

In five pages this paper discusses Total Quality Management, training programs such as those of the San Francisco 49ers NFL team a...

Tactics and Strategies of Global Automakers

In ten pages this paper compares and contrasts the U.S. and Japan automakers in a consideration of strategies and tactics in accor...

Journal Article on Organizations and TQM Reviewed

the growing competitive business climate all around the world. The central need was that of improving quality while reducing cost...

Quality Control and Management

In fifteen pages service industries and manufacturers are considered in an examination of Total Quality Management. Twelve source...

TQM and Customer Satisfaction

In twenty one pages this paper discusses the ABC Company in a consideration of the customer satisfaction component of Total Qualit...

TQM Theorists

In fifteen pages this research paper discusses the influence of Total Quality Management Theorists Walter Shewhart, W. Edwards Dem...

TQM and Process Design Issues

In eight pages this paper discusses process design components and issues from a total quality management standpoint. Thirteen sou...

Organizational Operating Productivity and TQM

In ten pages this paper examines how organizations can improve productivity of operations through Total Quality Management with va...

TQM Models

In nine pages this paper examines total quality management models by Baldrige, Juran, and Deming in this contrast and comparison. ...