Download or read book Measuring Planning and Controlling Quality Costs written by Wayne J. Morse and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Measuring and Managing Quality Costs written by and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1999 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "These course materials were prepared solely for continuing education purposes, and are designed to be used only in accordance with AICPA Professional Development Programs."
Download or read book Quality Costing written by Barrie G. Dale and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quality costs help to show the importance of quality-related activities to management; they demonstrate the cost of non-quality to an organization; they track the causes and effects of the problem, enabling the working out of solutions using quality improvement teams, and then monitoring progress. As a technique in the introduction and development of TQM, quality costing is a powerful tool for enhancing a company’s effectiveness. Quality Costing provides pragmatic advice on how to set about introducing and developing a quality costing system and using the data that emerges. This third edition (strengthened by additional data from a range of organizations) provides sound practical guidance on how to define, identify, collect, measure, analyse, report and use quality costs. This established text has proved invaluable to managers and quality professionals, students and academics alike - the new edition ensures its continued position as the leading book in the field.
Download or read book Quality Costs written by American Society for Quality Control. Quality Costs Committee and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Principles of Quality Costs written by Douglas C. Wood and published by Quality Press. This book was released on 2013-01-09 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last decade has seen wide changes in how quality standards are applied in industry. We now have two functions: quality assurance and process improvement. Quality assurance focuses primarily on product quality, while process improvement focuses on process quality; the principles of quality cost support both. The purpose of this book remains the same as the third edition: to provide a basic understanding of the principles of quality cost. Using this book, organizations can develop and implement a quality cost system to fit their needs. Used as an adjunct to overall financial management, these principles will help maintain vital quality improvement programs over extended timeframes. This fourth edition now includes information on the quality cost systems involved with the education, service, banking, and software development industries. You'll also find new material on ISO 9001, cost systems in small businesses, and activity based costing. Additional information on team-based problem-solving, customer satisfaction, and the costs involved with the defense industry are also offered.
Download or read book The Management of Quality and its Control written by Charles Tapiero and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the management literat ure , as elegantly trumpeted by management consultants and gurus, there seems to be a common message: tor a firm to be competitive it must produce quality goods or services. This means that firms, to remain competitive, must at the same time produce at the least cost possible to be price competitive and deli ver high quality products and services. As a result, quality has become strategie overnight, involving all, both in and out of the firm, in the management of its interfaces with clients and the environment. To give quality, suppliers, buyers, operations and marketing managers, as weIl as corporate management must become aware of the mutual relationships and inter-dependencies to which they are subjected, so that they will be able to function as a coherent whole. This involves human relations and people problems, organizational design issues, engineering design options, monitoring and control approaches and, most of all , a managerial philosophy that can integrate, monitor and eontrol the multiple elements which render the firm a viable quality producing and profitable whole. To realize the benefits of quality it is imperative that we design products to be compatible with market needs, market structure, eompetition and, of course, that we are constantly aware and abreast of consumers' tastes and the manufacturing technologies that are continuously emerging.
Download or read book Managing Quality written by Barrie G. Dale and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential quality management resource for students and practitioners alike—now in its sixth edition This popular and highly successful text on Quality Management has been fully revised and updated to reflect recent developments in the field. New to the Sixth Edition is timely coverage of agile development, emerging markets, product research, evidence based decision-making, and quality control. Some of the material has been re-ordered and changes to terminology have been made to bring the book completely up to date. Contributions from new co-author David Bamford offer insights from a veteran teacher and practitioner. A popular resource for students, academics, and business practitioners alike Combines the latest information on quality management system series standards with up-to-date tools, techniques and quality systems Includes insights on quality, operations management, and strategic process improvement Highly relevant for professionals, particularly those involved with reacting to rapid developments in the global market The word "quality" has many definitions, dependent on context and situation. It is often over-used but always in-demand, and it can make or break a business. Quality management is becoming an increasingly vital factor in the success of a product or service, and it requires constant attention and a continuous drive to do better. Managing Quality is a comprehensive resource that helps you ensure – and sustain – high quality standards.
Download or read book Principles of Total Quality written by Vincent K. Omachonu and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-05-27 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this era of global competition, the demands of customers are growing, and the quest for quality has never been more urgent. Quality has evolved from a concept into a strategy for long-term viability. The third edition of Principles of Total Quality explains this strategy for both the service and manufacturing sectors. This edition addr
Download or read book Handbook of Management Accounting Research written by Christopher S. Chapman and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-09-14 with total page 745 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume two of the Handbooks of Management Accounting Research consists of two groups of chapters. The first draw together research that has focussed on particular management accounting practices. The second set synthesise contributions to the literature that have been focussed within particular organisational contexts. Volume two concludes with a review of research on how management accounting practice and research varies around the world. Special pricing available if purchased as a set with Volume 1. Documents the scholarly management accounting literature Publishing both in print, and online through Science Direct International in scope
Download or read book Quality written by S. P. Mukherjee and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-07-13 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a comprehensive overview of quality and quality management. It also explores total quality management, covering its human, technological and analytical imperatives. It also examines quality systems and system standards, highlighting essential features and avoiding a reproduction of the ISO 9000 standard, as well as people-related issues in implementing a quality system. A holistic understanding of quality considerations, which now permeate every aspect of human life, should guide related policies, plans and practices. The book describes the all-pervasive characteristics of quality, putting together diverse definitions of "quality," outlining its different dimensions, and linking it with reliability and innovation. It goes on to assess the quality of measurements in terms of precision, accuracy and uncertainty and discusses managing quality with a focus on business performance. This is followed by a chapter on improving process quality, which is the summum bonum of quality management, and a chapter addressing the crucial problem of measuring customer satisfaction through appropriate models and tools. Further, it covers non-traditional subjects such as quality of life, quality of working life, quality assurance and improvement in education, with special reference to higher education, quality in research and development and characterizes the quality-related policies and practices in Indian industry. The last chapter provides a broad sketch of some recent advances in statistical methods for quality management. Along with the research community, the book’s content is also useful for practitioners and industry watchers.
Download or read book Guide for Reducing Quality Costs written by Jack Campanella and published by American Society for Quality Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Measuring and Managing Quality Costs written by Shahid L. Ansari and published by McGraw-Hill/Irwin. This book was released on 1996 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Principles of Quality Costs written by Jack Campanella and published by ASQ Quality Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The revised edition of a book which explores the impact of quality control on the success of an organization and details a method for facilitating quality program and quality improvement activities. Written for both manufacturing and service sector managers, the volume illustrates basic principles o
Download or read book Statistical Process Control For Quality Improvement written by James Evans and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 1991-03-29 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With today's growing emphasis on quality improvement, training individuals in fundamental quality control skills is a major challenge. Professionals in manufacturing industries need to bring processes into statistical control – and maintain them. This book is designed to help readers learn the statistical tools and concepts needed to develop and use quality control effectively.
Download or read book Total Quality Management written by Joel E. Ross and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-06 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed and used in over 200 colleges and universities around the country, Total Quality Management: Text, Cases and Readings has been completely revised and expanded to meet the growing demands and awareness for quality products and services in the competing domestic and global marketplaces. Since the publication of the first and second editions of this book, interest in and acceptance of TQM has continued to accelerate around the world. This edition has been thoroughly revised, updated and expanded. Some of the changes are: A new chapter on the emerging Theory of Constraints Expanded treatment of Process Management Eleven new readings Ten new cases Chapter examples of TQM at 12 Baldrige winning organizations End of chapter recommendations for further reading Revised and updated textual material The Varifilm case is retained as a comprehensive study that illustrates good and not so good practices. Each chapter contains an exercise which provides the reader with an opportunity to apply TQM principles to the practices illustrated in each case. Based on sound principles, this practical book is an excellent text for organizational development programs aimed at practitioners responsible for developing and implementing TQM programs in their own service or manufacturing organizations.
Download or read book ISO 9000 and the Construction Industry written by Pheng-Low Sui and published by Chartridge Books Oxford. This book was released on 1998 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at the interpretation and implementation of ISO 9000 in the construction industry. Through the use of case studies, the book deals with the non-technical attributes of quality management systems in the construction industry and how these may influence the effectiveness of ISO 9000 requirements. The book explains and provides the solutions on how behavioural influence, environmental changes, legal implications and quality cost measurements can be managed within construction firms to achieve effective quality management systems. The book also provides practical examples of ISO 9000 and large building projects as well as the smaller construction firms. Chapters include: development and implementation of ISO 9000; ISO 9000 and behavioural change; ISO 9000 and change management; ISO 9000 and legal implications for the construction industry; a case study of ISO 9000 in large scale projects; ISO 9000 for small construction firms; a system for quantifying construction quality costs; total quality management in the construction industry; conclusions.
Download or read book Quality Planning Control and Improvement in Research and Development written by George W. Roberts and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1994-12-08 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work provides the tools required to help researchers reduce risks and minimize costs, emphasizing the techniques that achieve and improve quality, as well as illustrating the need for change in current laboratory management practices. The book features an in-depth study of the strengths and weaknesses of peer review, with checklist examples from the US office of naval research.;The book is intended for quality, reliability, industrial, design, process, manufacturing, chemical, mechanical, metallurgic and electrical and electronics engineers; cost analysts; physicists; chemists; chief executive officers; laboratory managers and administrators; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.
