Edmundo Quiocho Total Quality Management (Wed 6-9) I. What point-of-view are you analyzing the case? I analyze the case from the standpoint of Clifton Metal Works (CMW). II. What is the major problem? The company should review their current mission statement which had remained relatively untouched since 1985. III. What are your objectives in analysing the case? The principal goal of this study is to determine the problems involved with CMW and identify possible solutions on how to
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Case Study: Ford Mondeo In 1992‚ Ford Motor Company decided to produce a world car‚ that is‚ a car that would be produced and sold internationally with little variation in the vehicle between markets. This world car was named the Ford Contour and Mercury Mystique for the North American market and the Ford Mondeo for the European Market. All of these models were built with a 90% similarity due to body design differences‚ local conditions and mandates. Ford decided to expand internationally
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2. “ TQM stresses a commitment by management to have a continuing company wide drive toward excellence in all aspects of product and service” I agree this statement. Because quality decisions influence each of the 10 decisions made by operations managers. Each of those 10 decisions deals with some aspect of identifying and meeting customer expectations. Meeting those expectations requires an emphasis on TQM if a firm is to complete as a leader in world markets. Seven concepts are used for an effective
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the Firestone and Ford Tire controversy. They were both beneficial companies in this society. Henry Ford was the person who founded the company Ford Motor Company. It was largely responsible for initiating the era of mass-consumption and mass-production in the American economy. Ford’s business provided people‚ standardization‚ the assembly line‚ and high wages for workers. The Firestone Tire Company was founded on a determination to offer the quality and services offered. If Firestone and Ford Tire
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the need for total quality management is an important aspect of any organization remaining competitive. This paper will define quality management as well as include a description of the impact of globalization on quality as well as compare and contrast traditional management styles with quality focused management styles. Lastly‚ this paper will explain how total quality management (TQM) applies of should apply to the Public Schools. Ross J.E. (1999) defines total quality management as "the integration
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Both not for profit and for profit companies have many similarity and differences. A lot of companies start with the intent of making a profit. These companies also pay taxes and are called profit or for profit companies (Rodwell‚ & Teo‚ 2013). Other companies‚ while they can make a profit begin with the intent of helping others. These companies are not for profit or non-profit organizations. Nonprofit organizations are not allowed to make a profit‚ and do not pay taxes‚ but they might generate
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The Ford Pinto Question 1 What moral issues does the Pinto case raise? ANS: The Pinto case raise the moral issues of what is the dollar value of the human life. That the businesses should not be putting a value on human life and disregard a known deadly danger. In order to perform a risk/benefit analysis‚ all costs and benefits must be expressed in some common measure. This measure is typically in dollars‚ as the Ford Motor Company used in its analysis. This can prove difficult for things that
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19. What are some important qualities of a good school teacher? Use specific details and examples to explain why these qualities are important. There are some qualities that should be inherent of a good school teacher. Three most important of them are: punctuality‚ assiduity and commitment to education. The first one‚ punctuality‚ does not refer only to the action of being on time with the activities‚ but also reveals the importance and respect that the teacher attributes to their students. The
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Utilitarianism and the Ford Pinto Case The Ford Motor Company manufactured a subcompact vehicle called the Ford Pinto during the years from 1970 to 1980. The Ford Pinto was advertised successfully to consumers and The Ford Motor Company was rewarded with sales for the Ford Pinto in the hundreds of thousands. Was the reward worth the cost? The Ford Motor Company knowingly engineered the Ford Pinto with a design flaw in the placement of the gas tank and a design flaw in the connection of the fuel
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