The notion of "Quality" in business performance has exploded since the publication of the first edition of this classic text in 1989. Today there is a plethora of performance improvement frameworks including Baldrige, EFQM, Lean, Six Sigma and ISO 9001, offering a potentially confusing variety of ways to achieve business excellence. 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. Incorporating the frameworks that succeeded it, the revised model redefines Quality by: Accelerating change Reducing cost Protecting reputation Oakland’s popular, practical, jargon-free style, along with ten case studies eight of which are brand new, effortlessly ties the model to its real-life applications, making it easy to understand how to apply what you’ve learned to your practices and a achieve sustainable competitive advantage. Total Quality Management and Operational Excellence: Text with Cases (Fourth Edition) is supplemented for the first time with a suite of online teaching aids for busy tutors. This exciting update of a classic text is perfect for all students studying for professional qualifications in the management of quality, or those studying science, engineering or business and management who need to understand the part TQM may play in their subjects.
The notion of "Quality" in business performance has exploded since the publication of the first edition of this classic text in 1989.
The total quality management (TQM) paradigm presents a unique opportunity for human service professionals to break away from traditional management approaches. In this useful text, the authors provide a clear overview of the tenets of TQM, as well as illustrative and detailed case studies in an array of human service settings.
In this useful text, the authors provide a clear overview of the tenets of TQM, as well as illustrative and detailed case studies in an array of human service settings.
Discusses the principles of the quality improvement process, describes a variety of measurements of lack of quality and how to take them, and suggests corrections to make
Discusses the principles of the quality improvement process, describes a variety of measurements of lack of quality and how to take them, and suggests corrections to make
Written for practitioners and students with an engineering background, this book bridges the gap between their understanding of the techniques of quality control and the wider definition of TQM which is now accepted as a key part of business philosophy. Analyzes the relevance of total quality management (TQM) to changes in the engineering profession in the light of its increased involvement in company practices. It presents a broad picture of TQM and its main aspects and explains why it is considered as the major thrust for future competitiveness.
(i) Total Quality – The foundation: It can be argued that the ethos of TQM is
eternal improvement, introduction of change, ... the use of statistical techniques,
workplace design, ergonomics, technological innovation, computerised
management ...
Total Quality Management (TQM) is a set of concepts, tools and applications which has been so successful in manufacturing industry that we are now witnessing experimentation in the transference of Total Quality Management to the public sector provision of government, health and education in North America, Europe and elsewhere. TQM is starting to set a new paradigm for management approaches in the public sector and "not for profit" enterprises. All key public service managers should at least need to know the basics of TQM, its possibilities and limitations for the public sector, and particularly the types of applications which could work for them. For all public sector managers this book provides: a clear understanding of the key concepts of TQM; a critical understanding of their relevance to the public sector; empirical evidence of TQM applications in government, health and education; and exploration of the public sector TQM possibilitites yet to be realized. It draws throughout on case examples from Britain, Canada, the USA and continental Europe which illustrate the application of TQM to the public sector.
While the specifications of Rolls Royce and Mini are different, both can attain an
equal test of quality in terms of the consistency of their conformance to the
required specification. For some, this particular emphasis is the totality of the
definition: ...
This book accentuates the relationship between Total Quality Management and Project Management and other contemporary management concepts. This book gives an exploratory overview of the contributions of certain national and international organizations that operate in Africa towards an effective delivery of products and services.
This book accentuates the relationship between Total Quality Management and Project Management and other contemporary management concepts.
