100 Methods for Total Quality Management
1st Edition
Published on 5. March 1996
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-8039-7746-4 (ISBN)
Description
From force field analysis to `zero defects', from `brainstorming' to the Deming Wheel, this volume meets the need for a short, accessible reference to the 100 most frequently adopted methods for implementing total quality management.
Central to the book is a broad interpretation of TQM - the methods addressed are relevant to all those interested in using explicit tools, qualitative and quantitative, to assist problem-solving, analysis and evaluation in the management process. After an introduction briefly outlining the basic principles of TQM, the bulk of the book then provides clear, concise outlines of the 100 methods. It describes their purpose, application - `how to use' - and benefits, with examples. A classification of the methods is also provided, utilizing the broad schema's of: management methods, idea generation, data collection and analysis.
Central to the book is a broad interpretation of TQM - the methods addressed are relevant to all those interested in using explicit tools, qualitative and quantitative, to assist problem-solving, analysis and evaluation in the management process. After an introduction briefly outlining the basic principles of TQM, the bulk of the book then provides clear, concise outlines of the 100 methods. It describes their purpose, application - `how to use' - and benefits, with examples. A classification of the methods is also provided, utilizing the broad schema's of: management methods, idea generation, data collection and analysis.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
525 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8039-7746-4 (9780803977464)
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Gopal K. Kanji | Mike Asher
100 Methods for Total Quality Management
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03/1996
1st Edition
SAGE Publications Inc
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Persons
Gopal K Kanji, Emeritus Professor of Applied Statistics at Sheffield Hallam University, is also a founder editor of the two international journals namely, Journal of Applied Statistics and Total Quality Management. With a career spanning 37+ years in the field of statistics and quality teaching, publishing journals and books, writing technical papers and presenting research findings around the world, he is a true teacher, trainer, researcher and innovator and consultant.
More than 90 research papers and 15 books in Statistics and Total Quality Management have been published by him. He has been a very active member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) and a promoter of ASQ in the UK. Recently, he was appointed as Vice Chair of the International Chapter of ASQ for Europe and the Middle East. He has presented papers at the Annual ASQ Congress. He is a fellow of the Institute of Statisticians, the Royal Statistical Society and member of the International Statistical Institute (ISI). He is Academian of the International Academy for Quality (IAQ). He has been teaching and consulting in different parts of the world, and as chairman, has helped to develop a European Master programme in Total Quality Management under the umbrella of EFQM. He has also supervised many PhD students in TQM and Applied Statistics.
Since 1995, he has organised World Congresses for Total Quality Management at Sheffield Hallam University, UK and other European countries. He has acted as a technical expert for the development of the European Customer Satisfaction Index. Recently he introduced a Business Excellence Model to measure stakeholders' satisfaction within the organisations.
More than 90 research papers and 15 books in Statistics and Total Quality Management have been published by him. He has been a very active member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) and a promoter of ASQ in the UK. Recently, he was appointed as Vice Chair of the International Chapter of ASQ for Europe and the Middle East. He has presented papers at the Annual ASQ Congress. He is a fellow of the Institute of Statisticians, the Royal Statistical Society and member of the International Statistical Institute (ISI). He is Academian of the International Academy for Quality (IAQ). He has been teaching and consulting in different parts of the world, and as chairman, has helped to develop a European Master programme in Total Quality Management under the umbrella of EFQM. He has also supervised many PhD students in TQM and Applied Statistics.
Since 1995, he has organised World Congresses for Total Quality Management at Sheffield Hallam University, UK and other European countries. He has acted as a technical expert for the development of the European Customer Satisfaction Index. Recently he introduced a Business Excellence Model to measure stakeholders' satisfaction within the organisations.
Content
Understanding Total Quality Management
The Role of TQM Methods
List of Methods (by Category)
Purpose of Methods (Alphabetical List)
Management Methods
Analytical Methods
Idea Generation
Data Collection, Analysis and Display
The Role of TQM Methods
List of Methods (by Category)
Purpose of Methods (Alphabetical List)
Management Methods
Analytical Methods
Idea Generation
Data Collection, Analysis and Display