Implementing quality one class at a time
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Total quality management (TQM) in an educational setting involves a process of empowering students to be responsible for their own learning. A professor decided to implement TQM in one of his classes with the aim of improving the learning process of students. The course chosen was Manufacturing Processes which covers areas of operations management such as reliability, quality control, planning and scheduling, as well as inventory management. The principles of customer satisfaction, employee involvement and instructor commitment, among others, served as basis for improving the course.
Publication Name: Quality Progress
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0033-524X
Year: 1997
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Obstacles to implementing quality
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The positive and negative factors which affect implementation of a quality management system are presented. The benefits of the proper application of a total quality management system (TQM) are described with reference to TQM and non-TQM firms.
Publication Name: Quality Progress
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0033-524X
Year: 2000
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Quality management systems: TQM vs. BPR
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The terms total quality management (TQM) and business process reengineering (BPR) are explained and compared. A study is conducted to have a close look at how companies are using TQM and BPR irrespective of their major differences.
Publication Name: Quality Progress
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0033-524X
Year: 2003
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