Quality Management Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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Have a long-term consistency of purpose

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Demings 1st point

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2
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Learn the new philosophy of win-win

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Demings 2nd point

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3
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Understand the purpose of inspection

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Demings 3rd point

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4
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End business practices driven by price alone

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Demings 4th point

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5
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Constantly improve system of production and services

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Demings 5th point

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6
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Institute training

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Demings 6th point

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7
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Teach and institute leadership

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Demings 7th point

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8
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Drive out fear and create trust

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Demings 8th point

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9
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Optimize team and individual efforts

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Demings 9th point

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10
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Eliminate Slogans

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Demings 10th point

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11
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Eliminate numerical quotas and M.B.O focus improvement

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Demings 11th point

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12
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Remove barriers that rob people of pride and workmanship

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Demings 12th point

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13
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Encourage self-education and self-improvement

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Demings 13th point

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14
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Take action to accomplish the transformation

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Demings 14th point

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15
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What are the three pillars of quality management

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1- Customer focus
2- Employee Involvment
3-Continous Improvment

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16
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(8 Key dimensions of product quality)
The main function of the product

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performance

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17
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(8 Key dimensions of product quality)
Comes additional to a product

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Features

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18
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(8 Key dimensions of product quality)
Probability of a function of a product without it breaking down

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Reliability

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19
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(8 Key dimensions of product quality)
How long can a product last

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Durability

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20
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(8 Key dimensions of product quality)
Meeting a standard set (FDA, Government)

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Conformance

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21
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(8 Key dimensions of product quality)
How easy or difficult it is to do maintenance

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Serviceability

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22
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(8 Key dimensions of product quality)
The looks of a product

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Aesthetics

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23
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(8 Key dimensions of product quality)
Brand recognition (customers thinking because of brand)

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Perceived quality

24
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Two important facts about the 8 key dimensions

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  1. You can never go below par on ANY of the 8 dimensions otherwise your customer will move to the competitors
    2.You also need ONE dimension to stand out
25
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(Kano’s Model of customer needs)
-Expected (basic) requirements, customers are extremely dissatisfied when expected requirements are not met

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Dissatifers

26
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(Kano’s Model of customer needs)
-Expressed (optional) requirements, customers are satisfied when their expressed requirements are met

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Satisfiers

27
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(Kano’s Model of customer needs)
-Unexpected feature, Customers are genuinely surprised and delighted for the feature is unexpected

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Exciters/Delighters

28
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Integrate HR plans with the overall quality and operational performance plans

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HR Leading Practice

29
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Involve all employees at all levels and in all functions

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HR Leading Practice

30
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Use suggestion and recognition systems effectively to promote involvement and motivate employees

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HR Leading Practice

31
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Emphasize and support teamwork throughout the organization

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HR Leading practice

32
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Empowering individuals and teams to make decisions

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HR Leading Practice

33
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Make extensive investments in training and education

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HR Leading Practice

34
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Maintain a work environment conducive to the well-being and growth of employees

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HR Leading Practice

35
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Monitor the extent and effectiveness of HR practices and measure employee satisfaction

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HR Leading Practice

36
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Discovering how to become a leader by examining characteristics and methods of recognized leaders

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Trait Approach (leadership theory)

37
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Attempts to determine the types of behaviors for effective leadership
(Relationship-centered approach and Production Centered approach)

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Behavioral Approach (leadership theory)

38
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Effective leadership behavior depends on situational factors

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Contingency/Situational approach (Leadership theory)

39
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Create a strategic vision and quality values

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Leading practice in leadership

40
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Create and sustain a leadership system and environment for quality excellence

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Leading practice in leadership

41
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Set high expectations and bring out motivations

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Leading practice in leadership

42
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Demonstrate personal commitment and involvement in quality

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Leading practice in leadership

43
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Integrate quality values into daily leadership and management

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Leading practice in leadership

44
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Integrate societal responsibilities and community involvement

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Leading practice in leadership

45
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Appreciation for a system

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Deming’s System of profound knowledge

46
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Understanding variation
-Many sources of uncontrollable variation(common cause)
-Special causes of variation can be recognized and controlled
-Failure to understand these differences can increase variation in a system

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Deming’s system of profound knowledge

47
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Theory of knowledge
-Experience alone does not establish a theory
-Theory shows a cause-and-effect relationship that can be used for a prediction

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Deming’s system of profound knowledge

48
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Psychology
-Sincere trust and belief in people
-Understanding of how people work in systems
-Intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation

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Deming’s system of profound knowledge

49
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-To satisfy customers
-To achieve higher customer satisfaction than its competitors
-To retain customers in the long run
-To gain market share

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Importance of customer satisfaction

50
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-They understand the “voice of the customer”
-They understand the linkages between VOC, design, and production

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Generic practices of successful companies

51
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-Comment cards and formal surveys
-Focus groups
-Direct customer contact
-Field intelligence
-Study complaints
-Monitor the internet

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Customer listening posts

52
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-Core job characteristics
-Critical psychological states
-Outcomes

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Hackman/Oldham Model

53
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5 Levels of needs
1. Physiology
2. Saftey
3. Social
4. Ego
5. Self-actualization

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Maslow

54
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Job dissatisfiers: job maintenance (salary, company policy)

Job satisfiers: Motivators (recognition, personal growth)

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Herzberg

55
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Effort is determined by value of reward and perceived effort-reward is probability

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Porter/Lawer’s