Tqm-Notes for Mba Student
BA 9203 TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT Anna University Question bank, question paper pervious year question paper for Unit 1 unit 2 unit3 unit 4 unit 5,important 2 marks and 16 marks questions
M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, JANUARY 2010
First Semester
BA 9203 — TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
(Regulations 2009)
Time: Three hours Maximum: 100 Marks
Answer ALL Questions
PART A — (10 × 2 = 20 Marks)
1. What is Appraisal Costs of Quality?
2. Explain the term, Return on Quality (ROQ).
3. What is Taguchi loss function?
4. Define Cost of quality (COQ).
5. What is Process capability?
6. What is Infant mortality period?
7. What is an Affinity diagram?
8. Define Life cycle cost.
9. Define Empowerment.
10. What is Statistical thinking?
PART B — (5 × 16 = 80 Marks)
11. (a) Explain in detail the obstacles to be faced in implementing TQM in an organization. Or
(b) Bring out the dimensions of product and service quality. Also explain why the service quality is more difficult to define than product quality.
12. (a) Compare and contrast Deming's, Juran's, and Crosby’s perspectives of quality management. What are the major similarities and differences between their perspectives?
Or
(b) Enumerate in detail the various principles of quality management.
Question Paper Code: W6503 132 132 132
W 6503 2
13. (a) Explain in detail the methodology to implement Business Process
Reengineering.
Or
(b) (i) AAA Inc., produces meter sticks that have a target length of
100 centimeters with upper and lower specification limits of
100.05 and 99.95 centimeters respectively. Their existing process produces meter sticks with an average length of 99.97 centimeters and a standard deviation of 0.015 centimeters. They are considering the purchase of a new machine that can hold a process output average exactly to target with a standard deviation of 0.02. Which machine will provide a better
M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, JANUARY 2010
First Semester
BA 9203 — TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
(Regulations 2009)
Time: Three hours Maximum: 100 Marks
Answer ALL Questions
PART A — (10 × 2 = 20 Marks)
1. What is Appraisal Costs of Quality?
2. Explain the term, Return on Quality (ROQ).
3. What is Taguchi loss function?
4. Define Cost of quality (COQ).
5. What is Process capability?
6. What is Infant mortality period?
7. What is an Affinity diagram?
8. Define Life cycle cost.
9. Define Empowerment.
10. What is Statistical thinking?
PART B — (5 × 16 = 80 Marks)
11. (a) Explain in detail the obstacles to be faced in implementing TQM in an organization. Or
(b) Bring out the dimensions of product and service quality. Also explain why the service quality is more difficult to define than product quality.
12. (a) Compare and contrast Deming's, Juran's, and Crosby’s perspectives of quality management. What are the major similarities and differences between their perspectives?
Or
(b) Enumerate in detail the various principles of quality management.
Question Paper Code: W6503 132 132 132
W 6503 2
13. (a) Explain in detail the methodology to implement Business Process
Reengineering.
Or
(b) (i) AAA Inc., produces meter sticks that have a target length of
100 centimeters with upper and lower specification limits of
100.05 and 99.95 centimeters respectively. Their existing process produces meter sticks with an average length of 99.97 centimeters and a standard deviation of 0.015 centimeters. They are considering the purchase of a new machine that can hold a process output average exactly to target with a standard deviation of 0.02. Which machine will provide a better