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The handbook for quality management : a complete guide to operational excellence / Thomas Pyzdek, Paul Keller.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextNew York : McGraw-Hill, [2013];©2013Description: xii, 484 pages : illustrations 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
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  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780071799249 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TS 156 .P999 2013
Summary: Approaches to qualitySummary: BenchmarkingSummary: Contains detailed methods for planning, including customer needs recognition, benchmarking, and organizational assessmentsSummary: Continuous improvementSummary: Customer-focused organizationsSummary: Discusses controls such as statistical process control, audits, and supply chain managementSummary: Effective change managementSummary: Explains the stages of continuous improvementSummary: Features simulated and past exam questions to help you study for the ASQ CMQ/OE exam with answers that can be found at www.mhprofessional.com/HQM2Summary: Incorporates classic motivation theory with more current management practices advocated by Joiner, Senge, and Deming, among othersSummary: Integrates the application of Theory of Constraints, Six Sigma, and Lean thinking into the Quality Management disciplineSummary: Management of human resourcesSummary: Management stylesSummary: Motivation theories and principlesSummary: ntegrated planningSummary: Organizational assessmentSummary: Organizational structuresSummary: Process controlSummary: Quality auditsSummary: Quantifying process variationSummary: Resource requirements to manage the quality function Over the past 40 years, the quality management discipline has undergone steady evolution from disparate quality assurance efforts to strategic, business-integrated functions. Today's quality manager must be able to plan and implement measurable, cost-effective process-improvement initiatives across the organization. Written by two of the foremost authorities on the subject and fully updated for the latest American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE) Body of Knowledge, The Handbook for Quality Management, Second Edition provides an operational guide to the proper understanding and application of quality management in the current business environment. It serves as a primary reference source for an organization's quality program and for anyone seeking to pass the CMQ/OE exam, given by the ASQ. The Handbook for Quality Management: A Complete Guide to Operational Excellence, Second Edition: Clearly defines quality management principles and their application within a cross section of industriesSummary: Six Sigma methodology, including detailed descriptions of the DMAIC and DMADV approachesSummary: Strategic planningSummary: Supply chain managementSummary: The quality functionSummary: Understanding customer expectations and needsSummary: The definitive guide to organizational excellence--completely updated Fully revised for the latest American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/QE) Body of Knowledge, The Handbook for Quality Management: A Complete Guide to Operational Excellence, Second Edition offers in-depth guidance on effectively applying the principles of quality management in today's business environment and delivering superior results. Designed to help you prepare for and pass the ASQ CMQ/QE exam, this authoritative volume also serves as an essential on-the-job reference. Coverage includes: Business-integrated quality systems
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-464) and index.

Approaches to quality

Benchmarking

Contains detailed methods for planning, including customer needs recognition, benchmarking, and organizational assessments

Continuous improvement

Customer-focused organizations

Discusses controls such as statistical process control, audits, and supply chain management

Effective change management

Explains the stages of continuous improvement

Features simulated and past exam questions to help you study for the ASQ CMQ/OE exam with answers that can be found at www.mhprofessional.com/HQM2

Incorporates classic motivation theory with more current management practices advocated by Joiner, Senge, and Deming, among others

Integrates the application of Theory of Constraints, Six Sigma, and Lean thinking into the Quality Management discipline

Management of human resources

Management styles

Motivation theories and principles

ntegrated planning

Organizational assessment

Organizational structures

Process control

Quality audits

Quantifying process variation

Resource requirements to manage the quality function Over the past 40 years, the quality management discipline has undergone steady evolution from disparate quality assurance efforts to strategic, business-integrated functions. Today's quality manager must be able to plan and implement measurable, cost-effective process-improvement initiatives across the organization. Written by two of the foremost authorities on the subject and fully updated for the latest American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE) Body of Knowledge, The Handbook for Quality Management, Second Edition provides an operational guide to the proper understanding and application of quality management in the current business environment. It serves as a primary reference source for an organization's quality program and for anyone seeking to pass the CMQ/OE exam, given by the ASQ. The Handbook for Quality Management: A Complete Guide to Operational Excellence, Second Edition: Clearly defines quality management principles and their application within a cross section of industries

Six Sigma methodology, including detailed descriptions of the DMAIC and DMADV approaches

Strategic planning

Supply chain management

The quality function

Understanding customer expectations and needs

The definitive guide to organizational excellence--completely updated Fully revised for the latest American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/QE) Body of Knowledge, The Handbook for Quality Management: A Complete Guide to Operational Excellence, Second Edition offers in-depth guidance on effectively applying the principles of quality management in today's business environment and delivering superior results. Designed to help you prepare for and pass the ASQ CMQ/QE exam, this authoritative volume also serves as an essential on-the-job reference. Coverage includes: Business-integrated quality systems

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