This document provides an overview of quality management. It defines quality and discusses determinants and dimensions of quality. It describes approaches like Total Quality Management (TQM) and Six Sigma. It discusses quality gurus, costs of quality, and quality tools. It also outlines problem solving methods and process improvement techniques.

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Management
of Quality

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Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives
 Define the term quality.
 Explain why quality is important and the
consequences of poor quality.
 Identify the determinants of quality.
 Describe the costs associated with quality.
 Describe the quality awards.

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Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives
 Discuss the philosophies of quality gurus.
 Describe TQM.
 Give an overview of problem solving.
 Give an overview of process improvement.
 Describe and use various quality tools.

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Quality ManagementQuality Management
 What does the term quality mean?
 Quality is the ability of a product or
service to consistently meet or exceed
customer expectations.
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Evolution of Quality ManagementEvolution of Quality Management
 1924 - Statistical process control charts
 1930 - Tables for acceptance sampling
 1940’s - Statistical sampling techniques
 1950’s - Quality assurance/TQC
 1960’s - Zero defects
 1970’s - Quality assurance in services
 1980’s - Emission and Residual
 1990’s - Environment
 2000’s - Community Development

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Quality Assurance vs. StrategicQuality Assurance vs. Strategic
ApproachApproach
 Quality Assurance
 Emphasis on finding and correcting defects
before reaching market
 Strategic Approach
 Proactive, focusing on preventing mistakes
from occurring
 Greater emphasis on customer satisfaction

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The Quality GurusThe Quality Gurus
 Walter Shewhart
 “Father of statistical quality control”
 W. Edwards Deming
 Joseph M. Juran
 Armand Feignbaum
 Philip B. Crosby
 Kaoru Ishikawa
 Genichi Taguchi

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Key Contributors to QualityKey Contributors to Quality
ManagementManagement
Contributor
Deming
Juran
Feignbaum
Crosby
Ishikawa
Taguchi
Ohno and
Shingo
Known for
14 points; special & common causes of
variation
Quality is fitness for use; quality trilogy
Quality is a total field
Quality is free; zero defects
Cause-and effect diagrams; quality
circles
Taguchi loss function
Continuous improvenment
Quality
Table 9.2

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Dimensions of QualityDimensions of Quality
 Performance - main characteristics of
the product/service
 Aesthetics - appearance, feel, smell,
taste
 Special Features - extra characteristics
 Conformance - how well product/service
conforms to customer’s expectations
 Reliability - consistency of performance

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Dimensions of Quality (Cont’d)Dimensions of Quality (Cont’d)
 Durability - useful life of the
product/service
 Perceived Quality - indirect evaluation of
quality (e.g. reputation)
 Serviceability - service after sale

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Examples of Quality DimensionsExamples of Quality Dimensions
Dimension
1. Performance
2. Aesthetics
3. Special features
(Product)
Automobile
Everything works, fit &
finish
Ride, handling, grade of
materials used
Interior design, soft touch
Gauge/control placement
Cellular phone, CD
player
(Service)
Auto Repair
All work done, at agreed
price
Friendliness, courtesy,
Competency, quickness
Clean work/waiting area
Location, call when ready
Computer diagnostics

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Examples of Quality DimensionsExamples of Quality Dimensions
(Cont’d)(Cont’d)
Dimension
5. Reliability
6. Durability
7. Perceived
quality
8. Serviceability
(Product)
Automobile
Infrequency of breakdowns
Useful life in miles, resistance
to rust & corrosion
Top-rated car
Handling of complaints and/or
requests for information
(Service)
Auto Repair
Work done correctly,
ready when promised
Work holds up over
time
Award-winning service
department
Handling of complaints

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Service QualityService Quality
 Convenience
 Reliability
 Responsiveness
 Time
 Assurance
 Courtesy
 Tangibles

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Examples of Service QualityExamples of Service Quality
Dimension Examples
1. Convenience Was the service center conveniently located?
2. Reliability Was the problem fixed?
3. Responsiveness Were customer service personnel willing and
able to answer questions?
4. Time How long did the customer wait?
5. Assurance Did the customer service personnel seem
knowledgeable about the repair?
6. Courtesy Were customer service personnel and the
cashier friendly and courteous?
7. Tangibles Were the facilities clean, personnel neat?
Table 9.4

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Challenges with Service QualityChallenges with Service Quality
 Customer expectations often change
 Different customers have different
expectations
 Each customer contact is a “moment of truth”
 Customer participation can affect perception
of quality
 Fail-safing must be designed into the system

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Determinants of QualityDeterminants of Quality
Service
Ease of
use
Conforms
to design
Design

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Determinants of Quality (cont’d)Determinants of Quality (cont’d)
 Quality of design
 Intension of designers to include or exclude
features in a product or service
 Quality of conformance
 The degree to which goods or services
conform to the intent of the designers

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The Consequences of PoorThe Consequences of Poor
QualityQuality
 Loss of business
 Liability
 Productivity
 Costs

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 Top management
 Design
 Procurement
 Production/operations
 Quality assurance
 Packaging and shipping
 Marketing and sales
 Customer service
Responsibility for QualityResponsibility for Quality

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Costs of QualityCosts of Quality
 Failure Costs - costs incurred by defective
parts/products or faulty services.
 Internal Failure Costs
 Costs incurred to fix problems that are detected
before the product/service is delivered to the
customer.
 External Failure Costs
 All costs incurred to fix problems that are
detected after the product/service is delivered to
the customer.

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Costs of Quality (continued)Costs of Quality (continued)
 Appraisal Costs
 Costs of activities designed to ensure
quality or uncover defects
 Prevention Costs
 All TQ training, TQ planning, customer
assessment, process control, and quality
improvement costs to prevent defects from
occurring

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 Substandard work
 Defective products
 Substandard service
 Poor designs
 Shoddy workmanship
 Substandard parts and materials
Ethics and QualityEthics and Quality
Having knowledge of this and failing to correct
and report it in a timely manner is unethical.

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Quality AwardsQuality Awards
Baldrige Award
Deming Prize

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Malcolm Baldrige NationalMalcolm Baldrige National
Quality AwardQuality Award
1.0 Leadership (125 points)
2.0 Strategic Planning (85 points)
3.0 Customer and Market Focus (85 points)
4.0 Information and Analysis (85 points)
5.0 Human Resource Focus (85 points)
6.0 Process Management (85 points)
7.0 Business Results (450 points)

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Benefits of Baldrige CompetitionBenefits of Baldrige Competition
 Financial success
 Winners share their knowledge
 The process motivates employees
 The process provides a well-designed
quality system
 The process requires obtaining data
 The process provides feedback

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European Quality AwardEuropean Quality Award
 Prizes intended to identify role models
 Leadership
 Customer focus
 Corporate social responsibility
 People development and involvement
 Results orientation

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The Deming PrizeThe Deming Prize
 Honoring W. Edwards Deming
 Japan’s highly coveted award
 Main focus on statistical quality
control

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Quality CertificationQuality Certification
 ISO 9000
 Set of international standards on quality
management and quality assurance, critical to
international business
 ISO 14000
 A set of international standards for
assessing a company’s environmental
performance

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ISO 9000 StandardsISO 9000 Standards
Requirements
 System requirements
 Management
 Resource
 Realization
 Remedial

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ISO 9000 Quality ManagementISO 9000 Quality Management
PrinciplesPrinciples
 Customer focus
 Leadership
 People involvement
 Process approach
 A systems approach to management
 Continual improvement
 Factual approach to decision making
 Mutually beneficial supplier relationships

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 ISO 14000 - A set of international
standards for assessing a company’s
environmental performance
 Standards in three major areas
 Management systems
 Operations
 Environmental systems
ISO 14000ISO 14000

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 Management systems
 Systems development and integration of
environmental responsibilities into business
planning
 Operations
 Consumption of natural resources and
energy
 Environmental systems
 Measuring, assessing and managing
emissions, effluents, and other waste
ISO 14000ISO 14000

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Total Quality ManagementTotal Quality Management
A philosophy that involves everyone in
an organization in a continual effort to
improve quality and achieve customer
satisfaction.
T Q M

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1.Find out what the customer wants
2.Design a product or service that meets
or exceeds customer wants
3.Design processes that facilitates doing
the job right the first time
4.Keep track of results
5.Extend these concepts to suppliers
The TQM ApproachThe TQM Approach

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Elements of TQMElements of TQM
1. Continual improvement
2. Competitive benchmarking
3. Employee empowerment
4. Team approach
5. Decisions based on facts
6. Knowledge of tools
7. Supplier quality
8. Champion
9. Quality at the source
10.Suppliers

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Continuous ImprovementContinuous Improvement
 Philosophy that seeks to make never-
ending improvements to the process of
converting inputs into outputs.
 Kaizen: Japanese
word for continuous
improvement.

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Quality at the SourceQuality at the Source
The philosophy of making
each worker responsible for
the quality of his or her work.

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Six SigmaSix Sigma
 Statistically
 Having no more than 3.4 defects per million
 Conceptually
 Program designed to reduce defects
 Requires the use of certain tools and
techniques
Six sigma: A business process for improving
quality, reducing costs, and increasing
customer satisfaction.

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Six Sigma ProgramsSix Sigma Programs
 Six Sigma programs
 Improve quality
 Save time
 Cut costs
 Employed in
 Design
 Production
 Service
 Inventory management
 Delivery

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Six Sigma ManagementSix Sigma Management
 Providing strong leadership
 Defining performance metrics
 Selecting projects likely to succeed
 Selecting and training appropriate people

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Six Sigma TechnicalSix Sigma Technical
 Improving process performance
 Reducing variation
 Utilizing statistical models
 Designing a structured improvement
strategy

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Six Sigma TeamSix Sigma Team
 Top management
 Program champions
 Master “black belts”
 “Black belts”
 “Green belts”

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Six Sigma ProcessSix Sigma Process
 Define
 Measure
 Analyze
 Improve
 Control
DMAIC

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 Lack of:
 Company-wide definition of quality
 Strategic plan for change
 Customer focus
 Real employee empowerment
 Strong motivation
 Time to devote to quality initiatives
 Leadership
Obstacles to Implementing TQMObstacles to Implementing TQM

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 Poor inter-organizational communication
 View of quality as a “quick fix”
 Emphasis on short-term financial results
 Internal political and “turf” wars
Obstacles to Implementing TQMObstacles to Implementing TQM

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Criticisms of TQMCriticisms of TQM
1. Blind pursuit of TQM programs
2. Programs may not be linked to strategies
3. Quality-related decisions may not be tied
to market performance
4. Failure to carefully plan a program

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Basic Steps in Problem SolvingBasic Steps in Problem Solving
1.Define the problem and establish an
improvement goal
2.Define measures and collect data
3.Analyze the problem
4.Generate potential solutions
5.Choose a solution
6.Implement the solution
7.Monitor the solution to see if it
accomplishes the goal

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The PDSA CycleThe PDSA Cycle
Plan
Do
Study
Act
Figure 9.2

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The Process Improvement CycleThe Process Improvement Cycle
Implement the
Improved process
Select a
process
Study/document
Seek ways to
Improve it
Design an
Improved process
Evaluate
Document
Figure. 9.3

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 Process Improvement: A systematic
approach to improving a process
 Process mapping
 Analyze the process
 Redesign the process
Process ImprovementProcess Improvement

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Process Improvement and ToolsProcess Improvement and Tools
 Process improvement - a systematic
approach to improving a process
 Process mapping
 Analyze the process
 Redesign the process
 Tools
 There are a number of tools that can be
used for problem solving and process
improvement
 Tools aid in data collection and
interpretation, and provide the basis for
decision making

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Basic Quality ToolsBasic Quality Tools
 Flowcharts
 Check sheets
 Histograms
 Pareto Charts
 Scatter diagrams
 Control charts
 Cause-and-effect diagrams
 Run charts

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Check SheetCheck Sheet
Billing Errors
Wrong Account
Wrong Amount
A/R Errors
Wrong Account
Wrong Amount
Monday

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Pareto AnalysisPareto Analysis
80% of the
problems
may be
attributed to
20% of the
causes.
80% of the
problems
may be
attributed to
20% of the
causes.
Smeared
print
Numberofdefects
Off
center
Missing
label
Loose Other

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Control ChartControl Chart
970
980
990
1000
1010
1020
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
UCL
LCL
Figure 9.11

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Cause-and-Effect DiagramCause-and-Effect Diagram
Figure 9.12
Effect
MaterialsMethods
EquipmentPeople
Environment
Cause
Cause
Cause
Cause
Cause
Cause
Cause
Cause
Cause
Cause
Cause
Cause

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Run ChartRun Chart
Time (Ho urs )
0.44
0.46
0.48
0.5
0.52
0.54
0.56
0.58
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Time (Hours)
Diameter

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Tracking ImprovementsTracking Improvements
UCL
LCL
LCL
LCL
UCL
UCL
Process not centered
and not stable
Process centered
and stable
Additional improvements
made to the process
Figure 9-18

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Methods for Generating IdeasMethods for Generating Ideas
 Brainstorming
 Quality circles
 Interviewing
 Benchmarking
 5W2H

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 Team approach
 List reduction
 Balance sheet
 Paired comparisons
Quality CirclesQuality Circles

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 Identify a critical process that needs
improving
 Identify an organization that excels in
this process
 Contact that organization
 Analyze the data
 Improve the critical process
Benchmarking ProcessBenchmarking Process