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Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Total Quality Management (1990-02-15), Total Quality Management Guide: A Two Volume Guide for Defense Organizations, vol. 2—A Guide to Implementation, Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Defense, OCLC 834271878, ADA230439, archived from the original on December 11, 2013
The EFQM Model (known previously as the EFQM Excellence Model) is a management framework that support organisations in "managing change" and "improving performance." [2] A number of research studies have investigated the correlation between the adoption of holistic models such as The EFQM Model, and improved organizational results.
The intersection of technology and quality management software prompted the emergence of a new software category: Enterprise Quality Management Software (EQMS). EQMS is a platform for cross-functional communication and collaboration that centralizes, standardizes, and streamlines quality management data from across the value chain.
The following companies claim to have successfully implemented Six Sigma in some form or another: 3M [1] Amazon ... Ford Motor Company [22] General Electric [18 ...
Six Sigma (6σ) is a set of techniques and tools for process improvement.It was introduced by American engineer Bill Smith while working at Motorola in 1986. [1] [2]Six Sigma strategies seek to improve manufacturing quality by identifying and removing the causes of defects and minimizing variability in manufacturing and business processes.
Some companies may have considered their ISO 9001 certification as a first step into quality management [70] and now want to evolve their quality management systems by advancing to other alternative certifications (e.g., IATF 16949:2016, in the automobile industry) or towards other more demanding quality management systems (e.g., TQM, six sigma ...
This list includes notable management consulting firms. Management consulting indicates both the industry of, and the practice of, helping organizations improve their performance, primarily through the analysis of existing business problems and development of plans for improvement.
Philip Bayard "Phil" Crosby, (June 18, 1926 – August 18, 2001) was an American businessman and author who contributed to management theory and quality management practices. [ 4 ] Crosby initiated the Zero Defects program at the Martin Company . [ 5 ]