combined with a strong philosophy of lowering costs by eliminating waste and defects. So TQM can be described as a management system that aims at a continual increase in customer satisfaction while continually lowering real costs. The father of TQM was William Deming‚ an American college professor‚ author‚ and consultant. Deming played a major role in improving production in the United States during World War II‚ but after the war he moved to Japan. There‚ from 1950 onwards‚ he taught top management
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field of play for these students." (Kohler‚ 24) Soon after‚ video games became something to sell‚ and at first were available for Magnavox TVs‚ played on the Odyssey systems made especially for Magnavoxes. (These Odyssey systems were not as consoles are todayi.e.‚ they did not have multiple games‚ only one game installed in the system‚ with the first games not even closely depicting what they were supposed to show. One game‚ a tennis game‚ was simply two white "dots" that were actually squares representing
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Yoke Operations Management Sep‚ 2013 Poka Yoke (Mistake Proofing) Poka Yoke is a quality management concept developed by a Matsushita manufacturing engineer named Shigeo Shingoto to prevent human errors from occurring in the production line. Poka yoke (pronounced “poh-kah yoh-kay”) comes from two Japanese words – “yokeru” which means “to avoid”‚ and “poka” which means “inadvertent errors.” Thus‚ poka yoke more or less translates to “avoiding inadvertent errors”. Poka yoke
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QUESTION 1 : Describe what is meant by ‘sustainability’ in business. Business sustainability is defined as managing the triple bottom line - a process by which companies manage their financial‚ social and environmental risks‚ obligations and opportunities. These three impacts are sometimes referred to as profits‚ people and planet. However‚ this approach relies on an accounting based perspective and does not fully capture the time element that is inherent within business sustainability. These businesses
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know how to diagnose the problem when a motorcycle breakdown happens. In most cases‚ riders may seek nearest shop to repair it. b. The idea of mechanics are not the 1.3 General Objective The objective of this research is to develop an expert system for Android phones that will be used to diagnose motorcycle problems step by step. 1.3.1 Specific Objective The specific objectives of the study are the following: a. To capture the expertise of a motorcycle mechanic in diagnosing motorcycle
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Lean 101 |PokaYoke | |(Error-proofing/Fool-proofing) | | | |POKAYOKE: Japanese for ’mistake-proofing’. Mistake-proofing
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major component of the continuous improvement approach. There is also a strong emphasis on prevention rather than detection‚ and an emphasis on quality at the design stage. The customer-driven approach helps to prevent errors and achieve defect-free production. When problems do occur within the product development process‚ they are generally discovered and resolved before they can get to the next internal customer. Fast Response To achieve customer satisfaction‚ the company has to respond rapidly to
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understand the dash’s instrument warning lights‚ check fluid levels‚ and check tire pressure and treads. Body I. Every new car now comes with OBD-II - On Board Diagnostics 2. This is a fault-registering system connected to sensors all over the car‚ engine‚ fuel‚ and emissions system. a. Check Engine i. The most common problem when this light appears is the P0440 code. 1. Many times after refueling‚ the gas cap is not tightened enough. Retighten the gas cap and
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Organization: SanFrancisco: Jossey-Bass. 3. Kanter‚ R. M. 1989. When giants learn to dance: Mastering the challenge of strategy‚ management‚ and careers in the 1990s. New York: Simon and Schuster. 4. Spear‚ S (1999) Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System. Harvard Business Review 77(5): 96-106. 5. Hackman‚ J. and Wageman‚ R. 1995. Total quality management: Empirical‚ conceptual‚ and practical issues. Administrative Science Quarterly‚ 40: 309-342. 8. Docimo‚ A. B.‚ P. J. Pronovost‚ et al. (2000)
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Everyone has one chance to live their life to the fullest as do business organizations. Someone can go throughout their life living it as if it were perfect even if it really isn’t. Many people and organizations have an attitude of “if it ain’t broke‚ don’t fix it”. On the other hand‚ there are other people as well as organizations which truly believe that there is always room for improvement. Continuous improvement is a necessity for all who desire to be the best of the best. If this was not
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