is a lot more than the non-existence of defects which allows companies to meet customer expectations.
Quality
can only be observed through the eyes of the customers.
Effectiveness
knowing the customer’s expectations
Efficiency
exceeding those expectations
APPROACHES TO QUALITY DEFINITION
Transcendent
Product - based
User - based
Manufacturing based
Value - based
Transcendent
cannot be seen
Product - based
quantifiable or measurable characteristics
User-based
founded on the idea that quality is an individual issue that please the preference of the customer
Manufacturing based
engineering and manufacturing practices
Value-based
defined using costs and prices as well as the number of attributes
QUALITY TYPES
Quality of design
Quality of conformance
Quality of performance
QUALITY
meeting the exceeding customer expectations at a price that he is willing to pay to possess the product or service.
Quality of design
all about the set of characteristics that the product or service must meet in order to satisfy the requirement of the market based on
market research
Quality of conformance
meeting the standard in producing the product
Quality of performance
how sound the product when it is used
QUALITY LEVELS
Organizational level
Process level
Individual level
Process level
categorized into functions or department such as marketing, finance, operations, human resource, etc
Individual level
the desire to do high quality of work BUT OFTEN THEY ARE LIMITED BY
THE SYSTEMS THAT DO NOT SUPPORT IT
Organizational level
customer’s quality requirements
TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
THE CONTINUAL PROCESS OF DETECTING AND ELIMINATING MANUFACTURING ERRORS, STREAMLINING
SUPPLY CHAINS, IMPROVING THE CUSTOMER
EXPERIENCE, AND ENSURING EMPLOYEES ARE FULLY
TRAINED
QUALITY PARADIGMS
Massproductionandsorting paradigm
Custom-craft paradigm
Statistical quality control paradigm
Total quality management paradigm
Mass production and sorting paradigm - the focus is on the production rate without the direct involvement of the customer
Custom-craft paradigm - the focus is on the product or service should be exactly what the customer demands
Statistical quality control paradigm - emphasis on production process
Total quality management paradigm - focuses on customers and suppliers
COST OF QUALITY
Prevention costs
Appraisal costs
Internal failure costs
Eternal failure costs
Prevention costs : A. Product/servicerequirement
B. Qualityplanning
C. Quality assurance
D. Training
Appraisal costs : A. Verification
B. Quality audits
C. Supplierrating
Internal failure costs : A. Waste
B. Scrap
C. Rework
D. Failureanalysis
Eternal failure costs : A. Repairsandservicing
B. Warrantyclaims
C. Complaints
D. Returns
ELEMENTS OF TQM: 1. Ethics
2. Integrity
3. Trust
4. Leadership
5. Teamwork
6. Training
7. Communication
8. Recognition
CORE CONCEPTS OF TQM 1. Customersatisfaction
2. InternalCustomersatisfaction
3. All work isaprocess
4. Measurement
5. Synergy in teamwork
6. People make quality
7. Continuous improvement cycle
8. Prevention
BENEFITS OF TQM: 1. Creates a good corporate culture
2. Better reviews from customers
3. Betterperformancefromemployees
SHIFTING FROM TRADITIONAL MANAGEMENT TO TQM: 1. Traditional way of management focused on internal activities
2. Traditional people thought bad quality products were due to the workers who did not perform
their job properly
3. Total quality management is an organization-wide movement
4. TQM believes in quality assurance rather than checking
5. Unlike the traditional management style, TQM makes decision based on facts and figures
6. TQMdependsoncyclicthinking