Saturday, October 5, 2019

Total Quality Management

Total Quality Management TQM, Definition, 6 C's of TQM, Quality Guru's, Dimn. of TQM, Benefits, Principle, TQM Approach, System, Cost of quality, Evaluation.




What is TQM ?
Total                     – Made up of the whole
Quality                 – Degree of excellence a product or service provides
Management         – Act, art or manner of planning, controlling, directing….

TQM, is the art of managing the whole to achieve excellence.

Meeting quality expectations as defined by the customer

Integrated organizational effort designed to improve quality of processes at every business level

Quality assurance (QA) is a way of preventing mistakes and defects in manufactured products and avoiding problems when delivering products or services to customers; which ISO 9000 defines as "part of quality management focused on providing confidence that quality requirements will be fulfilled".

TQM is a management approach of an organization, centered on the participation of all its members and aiming at long term success through customer satisfaction and benefits to the members of organization and society
                                                                             - ISO 8402 / IS 13999


What’s the goal of TQM?
Do the right things right, the first time and every time

Customer Expectations

 
Deliver the customer what they exactly want 



First time & every time


Nothing less, Nothing more 

 
Quality Target 100%



Defining Quality in 5 ways
  • Conformance to specifications
    • Does product/service meet targets and tolerances defined by designers?
  • Fitness for use
    • Evaluates performance for intended use 
  • Value for price paid
    • Evaluation of usefulness vs. price paid
  • Support services
    • Quality of support after sale
  • Psychological
    • Example - Ambiance (Surrounding), prestige, friendly staff
6 C’s of TQM























Traditional Views Vs TQM

Traditional View: - Quality cannot be improved without significant losses in productivity

TQM View: - Improved quality leads to improved productivity
When we improved in the quality, number of parts producing increases, Sale increases, Cost of poor quality decreases.




Basic Principles of TQM

TQM attempts to embed quality in every aspect of the organization
    Focus on Customer
    Identify and meet customer needs
    Stay tuned to changing needs, e.g. fashion styles
    Continuous Improvement
    Continuous learning and problem solving, e.g. Kaizen, 6 sigma
    Quality goals are a moving target, thereby requiring a commitment toward continuous improvement
    Quality at the  Source 
    Inspection vs. prevention & problem solving
    Preventing variability is the key to producing high quality
    Employee Empowerment
    Empower all employees; external and internal customers Team approach, quality circle 
    Top Management must provide leadership and support for all quality initiatives

    Understanding Quality Tools
    Ongoing training on analysis, assessment, and correction, & implementation of Quality tools
    Improving quality requires the establishment of effective metrics. We must speak with data and facts not just opinions or gut feelings

    Team Approach
    Teams formed around processes – 8 to 10 people
    Meet weekly to analyze and solve problems
    Bench marking
    Studying practices at “best in class” companies

    Managing Supplier Quality
    Certifying suppliers vs. receiving inspection


    TQM System
























    Manufacturing Quality
    Manufacturing quality focuses on tangible product features
    Conformance, performance, reliability, features, durability, serviceability

    Service Quality
    Service organizations produce intangible products that must be experienced
    Quality often defined by perceptional factors like courtesy (Discipline), friendliness of staff, promptness in resolving complaints, atmosphere, waiting time, consistency

    Dimensions of Quality




    The evolution of TQM

    Early 20th century – Quality meant inspection. Reactive in nature
    1980s – Quality began to have strategic meaning. Proactive in nature
    Successful companies understand that quality provides a competitive advantage
    Put customer first, and define quality as meeting or exceeding customers expectation.
    Quality excellence has become a standard for doing business


    Industrial 1.0 to 4.0

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