noted Japanese quality expert. These diagrams are often called the Ishikawa or fishbone diagrams‚ and are used in order to show the causes of a specific event. Cause and effect diagrams are a way of visualizing how a variety of factors associated with a process affect the processes output. They show the relationship of all factors that lead to the given situation. The cause and effect diagrams are the only tool of the seven tools that are not based on statistical data. 3. What is a histogram
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A Homeric epic legend is thought to be over an ordinary individual. The qualities of a run of the mill epic saint are quality‚ reliability‚ strength‚ and insight. Truth be told‚ the Macmillan Dictionary for Students characterizes a legend as "one who is appreciated and turned upward to for valor‚ accomplishments‚ and honorable characteristics" (483). Odysseus satisfies the greater part of the necessities for an epic saint and then some. He shows his capacity to be an eloquent speaker‚ and his balance
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------------------------------------------------- The Four-Way Test From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The Four-Way Test" of the things we think‚ say or do is a test used by Rotarians world-wide as a moral code for personal and business relationships. The test can be applied to almost any aspect of life.[1] The test was scripted by Herbert J. Taylor an American from Chicago as he set out to save the Club Aluminum Products Distribution Company from bankruptcy. It was later adopted by Rotary
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Name: QUALITY MANAGEMENT MID TERM EXAM Question You are a project management consultant assigned to a small manufacturing firm that has been experiencing a myriad of problems. After conducting interviews and fact-finding with key managers‚ you have observed the following: •Company revenues and profits have fallen dramatically over the previous 12 months‚ along with a drop in market share •Customer complaints have reached an all time high •Employee morale is at an all time low •The
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The Quality Walk Beth Stuart went on a tour to evaluate a potential supplier’s facility before her company‚ Epic Communications‚ entered into a long term contract for 1.2 million high speed communications circuit boards. Her tour guide was Michael Spade‚ VP of manufacturing for PushTel. If the relationship proved beneficial to both parties‚ follow-up contracts would be negotiated each year thereafter. Beth noticed during her walk that employees were disappearing into their offices and down connecting
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Quality awards What are quality awards? Quality awards are prizes awarded for some aspect of quality performance which has been demonstrated to an organisation which normally has no responsibility for the recipient’s performance. To whom are the awards presented? Awards are offered to either individuals or organisations‚ depending on the type of award. What do the awards measure? All quality awards are made on the basis of an assessment of the applicant’s performance against certain criteria
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This report on “Quality Planning” aims to answer the following questions: 1. What is quality education? 2. What are the different concepts of quality education? 3. What are the five areas of improving quality in education? 4. Why plan for quality education? The contents of this report primarily obtained from “Defining Quality Education”‚ a paper presented by UNICEF at the meeting of The International Working Group on Education Florence; and some information were obtained from the textbook
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My Courses 47531953 Registered 10/3/2014 Date Completed Grade Ethical Lens Inventory 10/6/2014 Dilemmas: Wayward Water and Concealed Contaminants 10/6/2014 B+ 40381806 (IRENE BLUNDELL) Registered 6/21/2012 Ethics Understand Ethics Ethical Perspectives Decode the Results Lens Rights Lens Relationship Lens Results Lens Reputation Lens Balanced Lens Traits Core Values Classical Values Key Phrase Behavior Definition Analysis Tools Gift Blind Spot Risk Temptation Vice Crisis
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Ishikawa’s Definition of Quality We engage in quality control in order to manufacture products with quality‚ which can satisfy the requirements of the consumer. The mere fact of meeting national standards or specifications is not the answer. It is simply not sufficient. Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) or international standards established by the International Organization for Standardization or the International Eletrotechnical Commission are not perfect. They contain many shortcomings
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Date: 9/19/2012 Re: QUALITY MANAGEMENT - Cost-Quality Relationship There are three types of costs when quality considerations are made: Appraisal Costs‚ Prevention Costs‚ and Failure Costs. These costs are affiliated with the efforts of process improvement and are also known as quality costs or cost of quality. Appraisal costs are associated with measuring‚ evaluating or auditing products and services to satisfy quality and performance requirements set by the
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