Download or read book Quality Management of Iron and Steel Industry A Prelude to Scientific Temperament for Aspirants of Quality written by Dr. K C Prashanth & Dr. Veena M and published by Ashok Yakkaldevi. This book was released on 2020-06-24 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1.1 Background Steel besides an alloy is referred to as the backbone of human civilization, since it has been serving mankind from hundreds of years in realizing their social, cultural, political and economical needs. Steel essentially composed of iron and other elements like carbon, manganese, silicon etc. Steel by its virtue of nature is an eco-friendly product used in our everyday life. It has been the material for innumerable applications in the past and it would likely to continue in the future for sure. At modern times, its production is considered as the crucial factor for the development of economies. Steel is shining up to the extent that any country’s socio-economic development and standard of living is determined by its per-capita consumption. During the early period of globalization steel industry was in the forefront among the other sectors and made rapid strides since then. Increasing modernization of green and brown field plants in the twenty-first century has led in doubling of global steel production from 851 million tons at the turn of the century in 2000 to 1,662 million tons in 2014. According to World Steel Association, the global steel demand is estimated to realize 3000 million tons in 2025. The past growth in production and consumption of steel has largely been at the cornerstone of the heightened economic activity in the emerging economies, especially China, whose demand remains a pivotal factor driving the global steel industry.
Download or read book Quality Management Practices written by R. P. Mohanty and published by Excel Books India. This book was released on 2008 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the outcome of the efforts of many professionals working both in academia and industry who have contributed to the proceedings of the International Conference on Quality Management Practices for Organizational Excellence . Organizational Excellence is a final product composed of two basic elements alloyed prudently by the members/stakeholders of an organization. These two basic elements are Strategy and Culture . When we talk of quality management practices, we have to pursue quality as a strategy and also quality as a culture . Quality as strategy is a conscious and deliberate search for a plan of action that will develop an organization's distinctive competence and compound it. Quality as culture is the amalgamation of behavior patterns of all the stakeholders in terms of beliefs, values, attitudes etc. In other words, quality management is the epicenter of the competitive organizations of the future in which strategy is the scientific pursuits and culture is the artistic artifacts. Numerous authors have put forth their logical thoughts, have articulated their concepts and have validated their hypothesis relating to quality management. The papers, which have found place in this book aim at creating values of quality management practices.
Download or read book Quality Management Essentials written by Ivan Popov and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2022-08-03 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A product's design is based on what customers want and how much they are willing to pay for it determines its quality. The production process is supposed to achieve the required quality. Due to the natural process variation the quality of a product or service varies. Thus, quality can be defined as fitness for intended use or, in other words, how well the product performs its intended function. It is a written or unwritten commitment to a known or unknown consumer in the market. Quality management ensures that a product or service is fit for its purpose. It has three main components: quality planning, quality control and quality improvement. Quality management is focused not only on product and service quality, but also on the means to maintain it. Quality management, therefore, uses quality control tools to achieve more consistent quality.This book aims to provide the readers with the essential practical knowledge and understanding of quality-related issues to make correct decisions faster. Hence, they can effectively contribute to a modern dynamic production environment.The book covers the essential tools used in quality control and quality management. There are a lot of practical questions and answers on quality.
Download or read book Building Quality Management Systems written by Luis Rocha-Lona and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-08-21 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quality has quickly become one of the most important decision-making factors for consumers. And although organizations invest considerable resources into building the right quality management systems (QMSs), in many instances, the adoption of such quality improvement tools are just not enough. Building Quality Management Systems: Selecting the Righ
Download or read book Total Quality Management in Higher Education written by Sayeda Begum and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2020-12-23 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a conceptual, theoretical, and empirical overview of the role of total quality management (TQM) in Indian higher education from the perspectives of the engineering faculty, students, and alumni. It identifies the critical dimensions to measure the performance of TQM. This volume conceptualizes the service quality of higher education, especially in engineering education, through empirical assessment of the services being provided to major stakeholders like the faculty, the students, and the alumni. It highlights the significance of TQM in creating success stories while discussing the importance of improved productivity and quality in higher education with respect to the quality of engineering educational institutions. Further, the book provides a complete framework for the implementation of TQM in engineering educational institutions. This book will be of interest to students, teachers, and researchers of education and management studies. It will also be useful for educationalists, education administrators, education policymakers and bureaucrats, management professionals, business leaders, and the governing bodies of higher education institutions.
Download or read book Total Quality Management TQM written by Sunil Luthra and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-10-04 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organisations are now focused on total customer satisfaction. However there is a lack of understanding the requirements and the customer needs. Total Quality Management (TQM) integrates all phases and ensures a defect free quality product. This textbook provides the understanding of all aspects of TQM and the implementation. This textbook covers all aspects of TQM, discusses quality systems in detail, highlights the importance of the needs of the customer, and presents the concept of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). Written as a textbook for students of engineering and management, but also explains all quality systems which will be helpful to all organisations in choosing the correct quality system and helpful to managers in decision making while analyzing any process. A solutions manual and power point presentations slides are available for qualified adoptions.
Download or read book Quality Management in Engineering written by Jong S. Lim and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces fundamental, advanced, and future-oriented scientific quality management methods for the engineering and manufacturing industries. It presents new knowledge and experiences in the manufacturing industry with real world case studies. It introduces Quality 4.0 with Industry 4.0, including quality engineering tools for software quality and offers lean quality management methods for lean manufacturing. It also bridges the gap between quality management and quality engineering, and offers a scientific methodology for problem solving and prevention. The methods, techniques, templates, and processes introduced in this book can be utilized in various areas in industry, from product engineering to manufacturing and shop floor management. This book will be of interest to manufacturing industry leaders and managers, who do not require in-depth engineering knowledge. It will also be helpful to engineers in design and suppliers in management and manufacturing, all who have daily concerns with project and quality management. Students in business and engineering programs may also find this book useful as they prepare for careers in the engineering and manufacturing industries. Presents new knowledge and experiences in the manufacturing industry with real world case studies Introduces quality engineering methods for software development Introduces Quality 4.0 with Industry 4.0 Offers lean quality management methods for lean manufacturing Bridges the gap between quality management methods and quality engineering Provides scientific methodology for product planning, problem solving and prevention management Includes forms, templates, and tools that can be used conveniently in the field
Download or read book Quality written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Integrating Productivity and Quality Management written by Johnson Edosomwan and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1995-06-16 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition details all productivity and quality methodologies, principles and techniques, and demonstrates how they interact in the three phases of the productivity and quality management triangle (PQMT): measurement, control and evaluation; planning and analysis; and improvement and monitoring. This edition features material on practical
Download or read book Total Quality Management written by Poornima M. Charantimath and published by Pearson Education India. This book was released on 2011 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The enlarged and revised second edition of Total Quality Management blends the fundamental principles and historical foundation of total quality with practical applications and examples. The coverage of high-performance practices and developments in the quality management arena enables students to develop a basic appreciation of quality management concepts while retaining their focus on the goal of continuous improvement.
Download or read book Quality Assurance in Research and Development written by Roberts and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1983-10-27 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chapter 7: PROJECT CONSTRUCTION -- I. MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL -- II. CONTROL OF SPECIAL PROCESSES -- III. INSPECTION -- IV. HANDLING, STORAGE, AND SHIPPING -- V. NONCONFORMING MATERIALS, PARTS, OR COMPONENTS -- APPENDIX: AN ANALYSIS OF CORRECTIVE ACTION REPORTS GENERATED DURING A 3-YEAR PERIOD -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8: CONTROL OFMEASURING AND TEST EQUIPMENT -- I. THE NEED FOR FORMAL CONTROL -- II. TRACEABILITY -- A. Definition of Traceability -- B. Purposes and Uses of Traceability -- C. Measurement Traceability and Standards Traceability -- D. The Question Posed to NBS -- E. NBS Advice on Traceability -- III. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION -- IV. SCOPE -- V. QUALITY LEVELS -- VI. CENTRALIZED CONTROL -- VII. CALIBRATION PROCEDURES -- IX. EVALUATION OF CALIBRATION SUPPLIERS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9: TEST CONTROL -- I. TEST PLAN -- II. TEST PROCEDURES -- III . DOCUMENTATION AND REVIEW OF RESULTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10: SOFTWARE -- I. BACKGROUND -- II. THE SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM -- A. Planning -- B. Software Quality Levels and QA Plans -- C. Software Development Process -- D. Evaluation -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 11: RECORDS AND REPORTING -- I. PROJECT RECORDS -- II. REPORTS -- III. TRACEABILITY -- IV. RETENTION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 12: AUDITING THE PROGRAM -- I. GENERAL AUDITING CONSIDERATIONS -- II. PROJECTS -- A. Specified QA -- B. Standard Laboratory Practice -- III. SYSTEM AUDITS -- IV. SUPPLIER AUDITS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX
Download or read book Integrating Productivity and Quality Management Second Edition written by Johnson Edosomwan and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1995-06-16 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition details all productivity and quality methodologies, principles and techniques, and demonstrates how they interact in the three phases of the productivity and quality management triangle (PQMT): measurement, control and evaluation; planning and analysis; and improvement and monitoring. This edition features material on practical strategies for implementing quality programmes, balancing productivity and quality results , resolving quality problems and empowering employees.
Download or read book Quality Assurance and Management written by Mehmet Savsar and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2012-03-23 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to present new concepts, state-of-the-art techniques and advances in quality related research. Novel ideas and current developments in the field of quality assurance and related topics are presented in different chapters, which are organized according to application areas. Initial chapters present basic ideas and historical perspectives on quality, while subsequent chapters present quality assurance applications in education, healthcare, medicine, software development, service industry, and other technical areas. This book is a valuable contribution to the literature in the field of quality assurance and quality management. The primary target audience for the book includes students, researchers, quality engineers, production and process managers, and professionals who are interested in quality assurance and related areas.
Download or read book Quality Management Competencies in use written by Jason Martin and published by Linköping University Electronic Press. This book was released on 2019-10-21 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quality management is an established, widespread and well-researched management concept. Yet, surprisingly little research can be found on understanding the potential for action that is required in order to perform quality management work. The field of quality management has a strong emphasis not only on a customer and supplier focus (external), but also on a process focus (internal). This creates a constant challenge in the way in which quality management is conceived and realised. Another challenge is reflected in current research that describes the need for conceptual change in quality management due to extensive ongoing changes in society and the business environment. The nature and pace of technological development, coupled with changes in social behaviour, continuously bring out new customer needs and new ways for customers to interact with the producers of goods and services. This requires adaptive and innovative approaches for organisations, in order to stay competitive and relevant. This thesis uses competence-based and practice-based perspectives to better understand the requirements placed on quality management in meeting these challenges. It investigates what quality management work is and what properties must exist, in terms of competence and practice, in order to make quality management work possible. The purpose of this thesis is, therefore, to explore how the theoretical perspectives of competence and practice can contribute to an increased understanding of what is required to perform quality management work. Three research questions are posed and answered. The first research question concerns the nature of quality management work and how its key factors may be characterised; the second research question deals with competencies of quality management and how these are interrelated with quality management work; the third research question concerns how the interplay between quality management competencies can be understood. The research questions are answered by interpreting the findings of five papers included in the thesis, using a conceptual framework. The results of the thesis suggest two main directions of quality management work: expansive and adaptive quality management work. Expansive work is characterised by explorative practice, radical change to existing processes or the development of new processes, a logic of development, an orientation towards development and innovation, a striving to increase external efficiency and a striving to increase process variation. Adaptive work is characterised by exploitative practice, incremental change to existing processes, a logic of performance, an orientation towards goals and productivity, a striving towards internal efficiency and a striving to decrease process variation. Quality management competencies relate to quality management work in combining role dependency and discretion. Role dependency signifies the potential and capability to assume multiple role-responsibilities. Discretion is the ‘freedom of movement’ for quality practitioners to engage in practices and choose quality management work directions according to task and situation. The interplay between quality management competencies is understood as the combined effects of two competence antecedents: individual and/or collective dispositions to change and learning. This thesis extends research on quality management by increasing our knowledge and understanding of the requirements needed, not only to select and perform existing quality management practices, but also to adopt and engage in practices where emergence is accommodated by ambidexterity. Kvalitetsutveckling är ett etablerat, utbrett och välbeforskat managementkoncept. Trots detta går det att hitta förvånansvärt lite forskning vilken fokuserar på en ökad förståelse för de handlingsförmågor som faktiskt krävs för att utföra kvalitetsutveckling. Som koncept särskiljer sig kvalitetsutveckling i sitt dubbla fokus på både ett internt, processrelaterat innehåll och ett externt, kundfokuserat innehåll. Detta skapar en konstant utmaning för hur kvalitetsutveckling kan förstås och omsättas i praktiker. En annan utmaning som beskrivs i forskningen är behovet av konceptuell förändring som krävs i kvalitetsutveckling för att möta kunna samhälleliga och marknadsmässiga förändringar. Hastigheten och innehållet i den tekniska utvecklingen samt förändringar i sociala beteenden utvecklar hela tiden nya kundbehov och nya sätt att interagera med leverantörer av varor och tjänster. Detta kräver anpassningsinriktade och innovativa förhållningssätt för organisationer att vara relevanta samt att kunna bibehålla och öka konkurrenskraften. Kompetensteoretiska och praktikteoretiska perspektiv används i avhandlingen för att bättre förstå de krav som kan ställas på modern kvalitetsutveckling i att möta dessa utmaningar. Avhandlingen undersöker vad modern kvalitetsutveckling är och vilka egenskaper som måste finnas, i termer av kompetens och praktik, för att möjliggöra att modern kvalitetsutveckling utförs. Syftet med denna avhandling är således att utforska hur kompetensteoretiska och praktikteoretiska perspektiv kan bidra till en ökad förståelse för vad som krävs för att utföra kvalitetsutvecklingsarbete. Tre olika forskningsfrågor behandlas. Den första forskningsfrågan handlar om vad kvalitetsutvecklingsarbete är och hur det kan karaktäriseras i termer av nyckelfaktorer. Den andra forskningsfrågan berör kompetenser för kvalitetsutveckling och hur dessa kan kopplas till arbete med kvalitetsutveckling. Den tredje forskningsfrågan handlar om hur samspelet mellan kompetenser för kvalitetsutvecklingsarbete kan förstås. Forskningsfrågorna besvaras genom att tolka de empiriska resultaten i fem bilagda artiklar utifrån ett konceptuellt ramverk. Avhandlingens resultat visar på två huvudsakliga inriktningar på innehållet i kvalitetsutvecklingsarbete: expansivt och adaptivt kvalitetsutvecklingsarbete. Nyckelfaktorer i expansivt arbete är “explorative” praktik, radikal förändring av existerande processer eller utveckling av nya processer, utvecklingslogik, utvecklings- och innovationsorientering, extern effektivitet samt ökning av processvariation. Nyckelfaktorer i adaptivt arbete är “exploitative” praktik, inkrementell förändring i existerande processer, prestationslogik, mål och produktivitets-orientering, intern effektivitet samt att minska och styra processvariation. Kopplingen mellan kompetenser för och arbetet med praktiker i kvalitetsutveckling utgörs av en potential för rollberoende och handlingsfrihet. Rollberoende beskriver en individuell och/eller kollektiv kapacitet att kunna tillägna sig samt byta mellan olika definierade rollansvar. Handlingsfrihet beskriver kapaciteten att kunna välja inriktning på innehållet i arbetet beroende på uppgift och situation. Samspelet mellan kompetenser för kvalitetsutvecklingsarbete kan beskrivas som den samlade effekten av två förutsättningar (eng. antecedent) för kompetens: individuell och/eller kollektiv benägenhet för förändring och lärande. Avhandlingens resultat bidrar till forskningen om kvalitetsutveckling på två huvudsakliga sätt. Dels genom att öka kunskap och förståelse för de krav som ställs på att välja och prestera existerande kvalitetsutvecklingspraktiker. Dels genom att öka förståelsen om hur anpassning och utövande av dessa praktiker går till där framväxandet av praktiker stimuleras genom att möjliggöra organisatorisk ambidextri.
Download or read book Fundamentals of Industrial Quality Control Third Edition written by Lawrence S. Aft and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1997-12-29 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Quality" is the latest buzz word in business and industry-quality control, quality assurance, quality improvement, and quality systems. But what does quality mean to you? Fundamentals of Industrial Quality Control, Third Edition shows how the concept of "quality" can be validated with basic statistical methods.
Download or read book Total Engineering Quality Management written by Cottmon and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1992-09-28 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual discusses how the Total Quality Management (TQM) of the production and manufacturing environment can be modified, implemented, and measured within the engineering project environment. It aims to integrate predominant quality philosophy with organization research.
Download or read book A First Course in Quality Engineering written by K.S. Krishnamoorthi and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-08-29 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely revised and updated, A First Course in Quality Engineering: Integrating Statistical and Management Methods of Quality, Second Edition contains virtually all the information an engineer needs to function as a quality engineer. The authors not only break things down very simply but also give a full understanding of why each topic covered is essential to learning proper quality management. They present the information in a manner that builds a strong foundation in quality management without overwhelming readers. See what’s new in the new edition: Reflects changes in the latest revision of the ISO 9000 Standards and the Baldrige Award criteria Includes new mini-projects and examples throughout Incorporates Lean methods for reducing cycle time, increasing throughput, and reducing waste Contains increased coverage of strategic planning This text covers management and statistical methods of quality engineering in an integrative manner, unlike other books on the subject that focus primarily on one of the two areas of quality. The authors illustrate the use of quality methods with examples drawn from their consulting work, using a reader-friendly style that makes the material approachable and encourages self-study. They cover the must-know fundamentals of probability and statistics and make extensive use of computer software to illustrate the use of the computer in solving quality problems. Reorganized to make the book suitable for self study, the second edition discusses how to design Total Quality System that works. With detailed coverage of the management and statistical tools needed to make the system perform well, the book provides a useful reference for professionals who need to implement quality systems in any environment and candidates preparing for the exams to qualify as a certified quality engineer (CQE).
