Understanding Quality (ILM Super) (Super S., #3)
With forty well structured and easy to follow topics to choose from, each workbook has a wide range of case studies, questions and activities to meet both an individual or organization's training needs. Whether studying for an ILM qualification or looking to enhance the skills of your employees, "Super Series" provides essential solutions, frameworks and techniques to support management and leadership development. Developed by the ILM to support their Level 3 Introductory Certificate and Certifi...
BS Iec 61508-5: 1998
Total Quality Learning (Developmental Management S.)
by Professor Ronnie Lessem
Highly successful in hardback and now available in paperback, Total Quality Learning will help students of management, management trainers and line managers to develop the ability to assess and improve their management skills.The book demonstrates that by developing a parallel approach to learning and innovation the very substance of business can be transformed. The fundamental disciplines of production and marketing, finance and human resource management can be recast so that the whole of an in...
Quality, Behavior, and the Bottom Line
by Tom Werner, Bob Foxworthy, and Daniel Moran
Managers who have been intimidated by Taguchi Methods' technical focus now have a way to clearly understand the advantages of this quality engineering process. Ealey provides a nontechnical treatment of Taguchi Methods, demonstrating how it can help organizations achieve rapid improvements in costs and quality. Essential for any manager interested in understanding the basics of product and process quality improvement.
Ask Not What This Meeting Can Do for You Ask What You Can Do to Get Out of This Meeting
by Select Media Press
Managing Quality will help you understand the role of TQM within your organization and how you can best implement it. The authors show you: *how to understand quality management systems, tools and techniques *how to use them *how to assess the cost of quality *how to promote quality amongst your team members *how to lead and motivate your team *how to measure progress towards total quality. It is based upon the Management Charter Initiative's Occupational Standards for Management NVQs and SVQs a...
Quality Management in Construction - Survey of Experiences with BS 5750
by D. Hugill, A. Grice, and M. Ward
The Essential Deming: Leadership Principles from the Father of Quality
by W Edwards Deming
The name W. Edwards Deming is synonymous with the most insightful views, ideas, and commentary on management and quality control. Referred to as "the high prophet of quality" by the New York Times, Deming was instrumental in the spectacular rise of Japanese industry after World War II and influenced many of the world's most innovative managers in the ensuing decades. His original ideas led directly to the creation of relationships with suppliers and a plethora of quality initiatives.Now, with Th...
This is a do-it-yourself manual, with detailed steps to success and simple explanatory notes, designed for real companies not business schools. The enclosed disk contains the text of a complete Quality Manual along with all necessary Operating Procedures. This is also printed in the book to show how it should look, and all you need to do is fill in the blanks. The book will explain why and how to achieve the ISO 9000 standard, and the models will let you get there quickly and easily. This proven...
Global Sustainability Initiatives
The journey towards a sustainable world is our greatest challenge. This book includes reports, analysis, and discussion of cutting-edge approaches to incorporating sustainability importantly in the mix of organizational strategic elements. It includes examples of ""zero-footprint"" production facilities, leveraging environmental and social opportunities by projects, examining theories of excellence in sustainability through appreciative inquiry, social entrepreneurship, closed-loop supply chain...
Quality in Business Performance (Business Performance Improvement - Practitioner S.)
by Keith Beasley
With literally millions of chemical compounds in the environment, many hundreds known to be hazardous, and new compounds being developed every day, keeping your workplace safe and up to standards is a continuing challenge. To meet this challenge, Donald Moffat has outlined a step-by-step IAQ Management Plan and a supporting IAQ Emergency Management Plan. Included is all the background and supporting information needed to successfully implement these plans. Appendices include case studies, a list...
Six Sigma is a data-driven management system with near-perfect performance that is a statistical target of operating with no more that 3.4 defects per one million chances. Six sigma has both created avid interest and raised concerns among executives and its practioners. This is all very well for multinationals like Motorola or General Electric but how can it help small and medium-sized enterprises or the service industry? How do you ensure that solutions stick? Quality Beyond Six Sigma responds...
Design for Six SIGMA, Chapter 12 - Fundamentals of Experimental Design
by Dr Kai Yang
Total Quality Management and the Management of Health and Safety (Research Report S., CRR153)