...Introduction: The term Quality management in business determines the quality of products or goods that produced in any business organization for the customers and that is why it is vital for any kind of business or service organization. Quality management emphasis on the ways those are used in improving and controlling quality. Quality control management intended to identify and prevent products those contains faults from reaching customers. Since the foundation of Toyota, it has been successfully carried out its quality control activities in a steadfast manner and it results in the top ratings from their customers. Toyota uses some key principles to maintain their quality control management system and those principles are such as, 'Customer First', 'Quality First' Go & see at the scene', and these principles were established and imposed when the Toyota company was founded. TASK 1 Examine the concepts of quality in Toyota and discuss what drive Toyota to meet the customer requirements and quality. The improvement of products and work quality in the production and distribution by listening to "Voice of the customer" is the core concept behind Toyota's quality control activities. When there was a merger between the ‘Toyota Motor Co., Ltd’ and ‘Toyota Motor Sales Co. Ltd.’ in 1982 in order to forming the new ‘Toyota Motor Corporation’, and for the customer’s assistance some operations that had been carried out by various departments then to satisfy customers were unified...
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...MANAGING QUALITY 12/2010 Introduction TheStore is a large scale mass merchant of retail goods throughout the United States. The retail giant has had a storied career dating back to 1962 when it opened its doors for the first time in City, State. TheStore is now a subsidiary company of XYZ Holdings Corporation which purchased TheStore in 2005. XYZ Holdings is the parent company which has both XYZ and TheStore under its corporation banner. XYZ Holdings Corporation ranked 48th in the Fortune 500 rankings for 2010 and raked in just over $44 million dollars in revenue in 2009. XYZ Holdings Corporation operations are now based out of Another City, State with TheStore having its headquarters in Town, State. TheStore and XYZ Holdings Corporation are two closely knitted companies that operate with a close relation with one another, carrying many of the same products in both stores. They have shown positive growth in the form of revenue generated from doing business and have grown in market share. XYZ Holdings Corporation currently operates nearly 1,327 TheStore stores throughout the United States and U.S. territories, with varying sizes ranging from the biggest, Big TheStore and TheStore Super Centers to the traditional size, regular TheStore store. Store sizes range from 93,000 to 168,000 square feet. TheStore boasts some of the top retail brands with A, B, C, D and E. TheStore is a one stop shop for all of your household needs. The stores house everything from air fresheners...
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...Total Quality Management Paper Total Quality Management Paper Tara Edwards University of Phoenix MGT 449: Quality Management and Productivity Bob Allen, BSEE, MSSM December 16, 2009 In this paper the discussion will describe the definition on Total Quality Management or (TQM) and the effects of Quality Management on domestic and global competition. Some examples of TQM application concepts will include an explanation of why a business would use Total Quality Management (TQM) to find an opportunity to solve a problem; how TQM applies to continuous improvement of an existing product or service; and how organizations can use TQM to continue to be better than their competition. Total Quality Management Total Quality Management (TQM) is a comprehensive and structured approach to organizational management that seeks to improve the quality of products and services through ongoing refinements in response to continuous feedback. TQM requirements may be defined separately for a particular organization or may be in adherence to established standards, such as the International Organization for Standardization's ISO 9000 series. TQM can be applied to any type of organization; it originated in the manufacturing sector and has since been adapted for use in almost every type of organization imaginable, including schools, highway maintenance, hotel management, and churches. As a current focus of e-business, TQM is based on quality management from the customer's point of view...
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...I-III: BJB Manufacturing Company Quality Management Implementation Strategy March 31, 2013 MGT 420 Quality Management Initiative Proposal and Implementation Strategy According to BusinessDictionary.com (2013), the definition of a quality management system is “a system by which an organization aims to reduce and eventually eliminate nonconformance to specifications, standards, and customer expectations in the most cost effective and efficient manner” (Quality Management System (QMS)). BJB is proposing to implement a quality program that will help the business grow, keep costs minimal, and provide a high quality product. The quality program will focus on any changes that are identified, to go through any flaws that have happened, and take the appropriate action needed to improve the products that will help make the CD changers better. The ultimate goal is to be at the top of the chain as far as business goes. A good quality plan that will fit this type of business is important. This initiative proposal will determine what needs the stakeholders may have for BJB’s products, analyze the product and needs of BJB, selection of the quality management approach that will best fit, and describe the role of leadership in planning, developing, and implementing a quality process in BJB. The implementation strategy will review the juran theory used to develop the quality management system along with addressing quality issues, determining an effective...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This research paper acknowledges different quality management tools. It is about the evolution of different quality tools and defining the best practice Strategic model in IT organization in relation to achieving quality within their business processes and integrating business processes to achieve strategic goals. Previous research and study indicates the various quality system tools in order to achieve quality management objectives in the competitive business environment. This research paper investigates and finds out the evolution of different quality system tools and significance of various quality tools and then designing best practice strategic model for future in Information Technology organization. The importance of this proposed research is that currently IT companies are experiencing increased global competition and parameters like complexities of the product, different markets, customer focus, high quality of product, decision making and integration among various business units in the global environment and the environment in which the firm operates are the issues of concern. Traditional quality tool in IT systems are not capable of coping with these demands and still stay competitive. Changes are needed in order to achieve sustainable results and maintaining fitness and overcome the problems of traditional tools. Today industrial companies need stable position socially and economically...
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...Quality Management Tools for organizational Excellence MGT/449 July 14, 2012 Steven Kohorst Quality Management Tools for organizational Excellence It is important for business management to adopt the concept of total quality management. Total quality management is a business practice for companies to ensure quality in products and services. Companies can make business more effective and customer oriented using total quality management tools. This paper will discuss a case provided in chapter 15 of the book reading (Goetsch & Davis, 2010). Cignet Plastics for years has been featured and known as a favored supplier for major producers of model airplane kits. The company is a contract plastics die- casting house with a large amount of clients. Through audit findings there has not been any changes to the company process and defect rates have increased on the parts the company produces. Quality Assurance informs the president that the defects are some variation related to an assignable cause. The president to explain the situation has called me; he believes that the company process needs to be changed to eliminate the number of defects. In business today it is important for managers to employ process thinking for company success. Managers are constantly called for decisions and problems solving. Employees do not always analyze the situation or processes carried out and believe processes cannot be improved. Quality tools...
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...1.0Title THE IMPACT OF TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT (TQM) ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE The proposed title for this research study is The Impact of Total Quality Management (TQM) to achieve competitive advantage in the Hospitality Sector. The research will give a background of information and literature review on TQM practices and how it enhances customer satisfaction by offering effective customer service. It will present various methodologies and approaches that will be used to achieve the research objectives. Total quality management has been evolving in the hospitality business since quality assurance was introduced in the 1980s (Breiter et al 1995) 2.0. Introduction The hospitality industry is a service based industry as services are produced and consumed in real time and are inherently variable – from customer to customer, from provider to provider and from time to time for the same customer and/or the same provider (John 2003). Total quality management (TQM) in the hospitality industry has risen to amazing levels due to preferences, customer behavior and competition to retain and attract new customers. This has resulted in the demand for quality service thus necessitating the need to implement TQM strategies to have a competitive edge over other players in the industry. Acceptance of TQM strategies in the hospitality industry (Raj Kumar, 2005), with service quality being an important factor for growth and survival is an integral part to achieve success...
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...Total Quality Pioneer MGT/449 – Quality Management and Productivity University of Phoenix Pioneers Paper Definition and Elements of Quality "Quality is a dynamic state associated with products, services, people, processes, and environments that meets or exceeds expectations and helps produce superior value" (Goetsch & Davis, 2010, p. 5). A quality goal is to increase organizational competitiveness consistently. Total quality works by improving product and service quality, environment, operational processes, and employees. The total quality elements are strategic (a comprehensive strategic plan), and customer focused (the customer always drives). The elements are largely focused on quality, scientifically approached, committed (long-term), teamwork based, process improvement driven (continual), training, unity of purpose, freedom through control and employee driven through empowerment (Goetsch & Davis, 2010). Strategic quality demonstrates how companies should possess a vision, mission, activities, and complete broad objectives to achieve set goals (Goetsch & Davis, 2010). The strategic business plan gives the business a competitive advantage that is sustainable (Goetsch & Davis, 2010). A high level of customer satisfaction is obtained by using teamwork from each department in business. Teamwork assists with the continual process improvement within the business. Unity of purpose ensures that employees work together to achieve set goals. Employees are empowered...
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...GRAFTON COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE Unit Number: Unit 34: Operations Management in BusinessAssessor/Tutor : Nicholas Kelly | Registration Number : GCD 3389Learners Name: Kondwani MandeInternal Verifier (s) : Tracey Gallagher | | | Contents OPERATION MANAGEMENT IN LARGE BUSINESS 3 McDonald’s 3 Business Model 3 Mission Statement 4 Vision 4 SWOT Analysis 4 Learning Outcome 1: Understand the nature and the importance of Operations Management 8 1.1 The importance of operational management 8 Examples of operations management in McDonald’s 9 1.2 Assess the operations management in terms of production of goods and services safety, on time, low cost, quality and within the law 11 Production of goods and services safely 11 Production of goods and services on time 12 Low cost 12 Quality and within the law 13 1.3 Significance of links between operation management and strategic planning 14 1.4 Operations management system diagram 17 2.1 The impact of “Three E’s” (Economy, Efficiency and Effectiveness) make on operations management 18 Economy 18 Efficiency 18 Effectiveness 19 2.2 Identify any measure adopted for cost minimization and quality maximization 19 Measures for cost minimization and quality maximization 21 2.3 Evaluation of the significance of the five performance objectives 22 Learning Outcome 3: Understand how to organise a typical production process 25 3.1 How linear programming...
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...Effects of Quality Management on Domestic and Global Competition Paper MGT 449 SylviaWilkerson April 5, 2010 Quality Management must contain all aspects of the company’s operations in order for an organization to be competitive in the domestic and global market. Quality Management involve management and employees involvement of producing goods and services that continuously satisfy the needs of the customers. As well as providing employees with working environments which is healthy and enables employees to perform above and beyond. To maintain competitive in the business environment, the organization must constantly look out for the opportunities to grow as well as reduce costs. The automobile industry is a competitive organization domestically and globally. By applying the combination of quality and management Toyota Motor Corporation has been voted the most admired motor vehicle company globally by Fortune magazine in 2005 and Ford Motor Company has been recognized as one of the worlds ethical companies. Both companies has been recognized in the automobile industry for their industry quality, global care, and social responsibility. Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) is one of the global leading manufacturing companies with nearly 70 years in the market and has become the world’s third largest vehicle manufacturer with a wide range of models and high technology. Ford Motor Company have 90 plants world wide. Both automobile companies is recognized globally for their...
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...COLLEGE Programme: AAPBS LEVEL-5- Certificate in Business Mgmt Studies. Unit: Operations Management in Business Unit code: M- QCF level: 5 Credit Value: 15 Tutor: Sabrina Akbar Email- Sabrina.akbar@londonchurchillcollege.co.uk Date Set: 08/02/2012 Learner’s name and statement of authenticity Learner’s Name: …………….. Learner’s ID: Date handed-in: I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own. Where the work of others has been used to support my work then credit has been acknowledged. Signature: ……………………. Date: …………… 1. Introduction: Operations management is concerned about overseeing, redesigning and designing business operation in service or production of goods, efficient use of resources and effectively meeting of customer requirements. Operations management also cover the process which converts inputs into outputs like inputting raw materials or energy and labor and getting goods and services. It considers the utilization, development and acquisition of resources that organizations need to deliver services and goods their customers want. The works and jobs responsibility of operation management starts from strategic planning and ends at operational and technical levels. Operation management use various technology and ideas to reduce production and operating cost and increase productivity, improve customer services, increase product quality and improve flexibility to fulfill customer demands...
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...Victoria’s Secret Change Management Process Christopher Brown ISCOM/472 May 20, 2013 Valorie Howard Victoria’s Secret Change Management Victoria’s Secret’s main market is the lingerie industry however; the specific categories for retail include Victoria Secret’s stores, Victoria Secrets beauty products and Victoria’s Secret lingerie catalog. The organization use the supply chain to gain competitive advantage within the retail industry and still considering three categories of improvement such as cycle time, quality, and cost concerns and developments. Cycle time measures the amount of time according to the unit using minutes and customer hours adding and subtracting one from another will not provide an average value (Tooling University, 2011). Quality reduces variation of processes surrounding targets to include goals, objectives, mission, and organizations vision eliminating faults, failures, and satisfying customer expectations (Shsu Ed, 2011). Demand media Inc. (2011) says “cost basis is defined as the amount of money originally put into investments before any growth or loss” (pg 1. para 1.). The three categories of improvement enhance business productivity though facilitate challenges such as cycle time step is not a stand alone use to calculate lead time. The business must know the work in process to calculate cycle times. The many dimensions to quality and customer perception of quality are a factor to determine what is important in...
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...Business Education At Crossroads in India Abstract: The aim of this study is to examine various untapped opportunities and challenges faced by business education in India. In today’s rapidly changing market, business programs in India are under scanner as they face criticisms on various aspects of the program like continuous rise in non-accredited institutes, selection process getting changed year after year, curriculum not being as dynamic as the market, quality of students being varied in the same college, no consistency in placement, value system getting shattered, role of faculty, student involvement in studies, work-fun balance in college. This study is help to gain a better understanding of business school to effectively address these challenges. In this study we would be carrying out research for gaining an insight into the current trend of business schools through surveys, questionnaire, in-depth interview and empirical methods. Based on the analysis of the data, suggestions would be made for improvement in quality of business education in India. Keywords: Quality of Business education, Challenges, Opportunities. Introduction: Management as a field of study has been developing since 18th century. From its evolution to now, management education has changed drastically. It has developed according to changing needs of the industry. Past globalization and advent of the internet, the world has become ‘flat’ as described by Thomas Friedman. Therefore almost everything...
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...Total Quality Pioneers Paper Quality is something that everyone puts a premium on regardless what is being considered. Quality is considered from simple things as coffee pots to more extravagant items such as Rolex watch and complex micro chips that fuel modern day computers. Additionally, quality is placed on intangibles like service. Quality is important to both customers and business owners. If businesses do not provide quality services or products, then customers will not use that business or service. According to Smith (2012) “Most organizations have no idea of their total cost of poor quality. The cost of poor quality is defined as the costs that would disappear if systems, processes and products were perfect“ (p. 10). This paper shall define quality, describe how a quality pioneer used it to be successful, look at some elements of quality that are useful in today’s environment, and look at the future of quality. What is Quality Quality means different things to different people. Also, different people place various levels of worth on quality whether it be for a product or for a service. Therefore it may be difficult to accurately define quality. However, one thing is clear. One may not be able to define quality, but one knows it when he or she sees it. “Quality is a dynamic state associated with products, services, people, processes, and environments that meets or exceeds expectations and helps produce superior value” (Goetsch, & Davis, 2010, p. 5). Quality...
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... Operations Management Literature Review and Critique Introduction Supply Chain Management is the combined set of practices, policies and frameworks that represent the relationship and the working dynamics between manufacturing, supplier, wholesaler, retailers and other supporting entities like warehouses, distributors etc. that enables final goods and services to reach the customers in the desired quantities and at the desired time (Heizer and Render, 2014). There are many parts or sub-components of the supply chain gamut that makes organzation operations effective and deliver goods and services in time. This literature review assesses and critiques quality management, inventory management and Just in time (JIT) and lean operations. All these topics are integral in attaining smooth SCM functions and activities in any organization. Various books, academic journals and perspectives of different authors have been referred to, in order to compile this paper. Quality Management and Supply Chain In layman language we understand quality as a highly desired feature, anything that is of high quality is in high demand, argues Fahey (2004) and more often than not, anything that is high in quality is high in price too, cites the author. Quality is thus one of the features that measure the goodness or desirability in a product and service that organizations produce or create. Casadesus and Castro (2005) cite that quality in tangible or manufacturing sectors implies a measure...
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