In partial fulfillment of the subject TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT Friday 1:00pm – 4:00pm | A Study on the TQM approach of Apple Inc. | | Submitted by: GLEEZLE ASHLEY A. BELARDOStudent no.: 10 -11077Submitted to: Professor MedinaDate: December 14‚ 2012 | | TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………3BODY/ RESEARCH…………………………………………………………………...6REFERENCES………………………………………………………………………...10 | | INTRODUCTION Apple Inc. Is an American multinational electronics and software
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Total quality management (TQM) is an integrative philosophy of management for continuous improvement of the quality of products and process. It is a management approach to long–term success through customer satisfaction. In a TQM effort‚ all members of an organization participate in improving processes‚ products‚ services‚ and the culture in which they work. The methods for implementing this approach come from the teachings of such quality leaders as Philip B. Crosby‚ W. Edwards Deming‚ Armand V
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Total Quality Management Notes UNIT I INTRODUCTION 9 Introduction - Need for quality - Evolution of quality - Definition of quality - Dimensions of manufacturing and service quality - Basic concepts of TQM - Definition of TQM – TQM Framework - Contributions of Deming‚ Juran and Crosby – Barriers to TQM. Introduction The definition of quality depends on the role of the people defining it. Most consumers have a difficult time defining quality‚ but they know it when they see it. For example‚ although
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keep things simple. 5) People trust their gut reaction more than statistical data. 6) They distrust the leader’s rhetoric if the words are inconsistent with the leader’s actions. Characteristics of Quality Leaders There are 12 behaviors or characteristics that successful quality leaders demonstrate: - 1) They give priority attention to external and internal customers and their needs. Leaders place themselves into the customers’ shoes and service their needs from that perspective.
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INSE 6230– Total Quality Project Management Fall 2013‚ Instructor: Dr. Chun Wang Assignment 1 Part 1 Short Answer Questions Chapter 1 1. Why is there a new or renewed interest in the field of project management? Project management is very important for a good business because it provides the project managers to aim for the success of the project. The computer hardware‚ software and networks have radically changed the work environment. Timing is the important factor in the business
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luxury car maker. 2. QUALITY CONCEPT The logistics concerns the purchase‚ the inventory management‚ the handling‚ the storage‚ the launch‚ the sequencing‚ the methods of administration of sales and lots of other... The logistics is the activity which has for object to manage the physical flows of an organization‚ with the aim of giving the resources corresponding to needs. While respecting the planned economic conditions‚ the degree of quality of expected department and conditions
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Total Quality Management In Construction The major new element in world market competition is quality. During the 1970’s and 1980’s‚ the Japanese and their U.S. companies demonstrated that high quality is achievable at lower costs and greater customer satisfaction. It was the result of using the management principles of total quality management (TQM). More and more U.S. companies have demonstrated that such achievements are possible Using TQM as a new way to manage. Such companies also found
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The Evolution of Total Quality Management A useful way to begin to understand the evolution of TQM is to link it to show how the industrial world was developing at the time TQM was evolving. Until the industrial revolution in the mid 18th century‚ most goods were custom made. Industrialisation brought about a fundamental shift from cottage industry production to large scale manufacturing. Simultaneously‚ industrial activity underwent extensive mechanisation. As explained by Ho‚ ‘craftsmen were
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Total Quality Management 1. Describe the main features of a traditional Quality control system. Main features of a traditional Quality control system: Product is the priority of the company. They are after the quantity over the quality of the product. Inspection at the last minute facilitated by the Quality control team. High percentage of re-working poor quality finished products. 2. Explain 2 problems that can be created when using a traditional quality control system. Using a traditional Quality
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history of total quality management (TQM) began initially as a term coined by the Naval Air Systems Command to describe its Japanese-style management approach to quality improvement. An umbrella methodology for continually improving the quality of all processes‚ it draws on a knowledge of the principles and practices of: The behavioral sciences The analysis of quantitative and nonquantitative data Economics theories Process analysis TQM TIMELINE 1920s Some of the first seeds of quality management
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