TQM Flashcards
signify excellence
Quality
ranks with quality/alternatives considered
Reliability
measure how well the P/S designed
Quality of design
transformation of a set of inputs into outputs
Process
is a fundamental requirement to good process management
- ‘voice of the customer’
provides key feedback to the supply
voice of the process
Process Equation
right Suppliers + correct Inputs = correct Outputs + satisfied Customers (SIPOC).
the prevention of quality problems through planned and systematic activities
Quality Assurance
earliest approach
Deming Prize (japanese-based)
Continuous process/destination or moving forward.
Strategic Planning
obtain correct equipment
Purchasing/procurement
– programme directed/right quantities
JIT
Japanese word “visible record”
Kanban
- ‘Fitness for purpose or use’
Juran
- ‘Quality should be aimed at the needs of the consumer, present and future’
Deming