seven concepts to total quality management
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Seven Concepts to Total Quality Management
Continuous Improvemento Continual improvement of
processeso Involves all operation & work centers including suppliers & customers
People Equipment Materials Procedures
Six Sigma
o Developed by Motorolao Extremely High Measure of Process Capabilitieso Six Sigma process has no more than 3.4 Defects per Million Opportunities
(DPMO)o Highly structured approach to process improvement
o DMAIC Approach
Define critical out puts and indentify gaps for improvement
Measure the work and collect data Analyze the data Improve process Control the new process to make sure performance is maintained
Employee Empowerment
o Employee involvement in product & process improvement 85% of quality problems due to process & material
o Techniques for Employee Empowerment Build communication networks that include employees Train supervisors to be open and supportive Move responsibility to employee Maintain high-moral organization Create formal team structures
Benchmarking
o Selecting best practices to use as a standard for performance Determine what to benchmark Form benchmark team Identify benchmarking partners Collect & analyze benchmarking information Take action to match or exceed the benchmark
Just-in-Time (JIT)
o Pull system of production scheduling Station “pulls” work from predecessor Includes supply management
o Allows reduced inventory levels Inventory costs money and hides process & material problems
High inventory builds a fall back in case of process and material problems
With JIT those problems need to be solved because of an lack of inventory to fall back on
o Encourages improved process and product quality
Taguchi Concept
o Experimental design methods to improve product & process design Identify key components & process variables causing product variation
o Quality robustnesso Quality loss functiono Target specifications
Knowledge of TQM Tools
o Poka-Yoke (Failsafing) Foolproof device or mechanism preventing defects from occurring Generally cheap, provides immediate feedback and becomes part of
process
I Overview I Definition & Knowledge I Tools to Quality I TQM in Service I International & Leaders I