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  2. Total quality management - Wikipedia

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    Total quality management (TQM) is an organization-wide effort to "install and make a permanent climate where employees continuously improve their ability to provide on-demand products and services that customers will find of particular value."

  3. The Toyota Way - Wikipedia

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    The principles of the Toyota Way are divided into the two broad categories of continuous improvement and respect for human resources. [7] [8] [9] The standards for constant improvement include directives to set up a long-term vision, to engage in a step-by-step approach to challenges, to search for the root causes of problems, and to engage in ongoing innovation.

  4. Shigeo Shingo - Wikipedia

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    Shingo was the author of several books including: A Study of the Toyota Production System; Revolution in Manufacturing: The SMED System; Zero Quality Control: Source Inspection and the Poka-yoke System; The Sayings of Shigeo Shingo: Key Strategies for Plant Improvement; Non-Stock Production: The Shingo System for Continuous Improvement and The ...

  5. Toyota Production System - Wikipedia

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    The Toyota Production System (TPS) is an integrated socio-technical system, developed by Toyota, that comprises its management philosophy and practices. The TPS is a management system [ 1 ] that organizes manufacturing and logistics for the automobile manufacturer, including interaction with suppliers and customers.

  6. W. Edwards Deming - Wikipedia

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    In 1983, the institute trained consultants of Ernst and Whinney Management Consultants in the Deming teachings. E&W then founded its Deming Quality Consulting Practice which is still active today. His methods and workshops regarding Total Quality Management have had broad influence. For example, they were used to define how the U.S ...

  7. To Boost Quality, Toyota Hits the Brakes on Developing ... - AOL

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    Toyota Motor (TM) plans to increase the time it takes to bring new vehicles from development to market in an effort to boost quality, according to reports. The beleaguered automaker is instituting ...

  8. Seeking to Be No. 1, Toyota Traded Quality for Quantity - AOL

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    News that Toyota Motor's (TM) recall of 2.3 million vehicles in the U.S. due to faulty gas pedals has been expanded to include additional vehicles in China and Europe is sending reverberations ...

  9. Shoichiro Toyoda - Wikipedia

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    In his role as deputy general manager, Toyoda became a "standard-bearer" for TQC within Toyota Motor, supporting Eiji Toyoda, who served as general manager for QC promotion and went on to become president. [16] In 1965, Toyota Motor applied for and was awarded the Deming Prize for successful implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM). [16 ...