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How to spot total quality leaders and predict success of quality programs

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The total quality leader (TQL), a term invented by management consultants Stephen Coine and William Bryan, is a result of a comprehensive study done on 14 quality leaders belonging to 13 top US quality control companies. The special term identifies specific attributes that make quality control managers unique, and emphasizes tneir important role in making the US internationally competitive in various fields of the manufacturing industry. The study hopes to identify quality leaders through a clear-cut databased set of criteria.

Author: Kendrick, John J.
Publisher: BNP Media
Publication Name: Quality
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0360-9936
Year: 1992
Personnel Training & Consulting, Human Resources and Executive Search Consulting Services, Employee training, Quality control inspectors

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Roadblocks to total quality management

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A special team composed of quality control industry officials and members of the US Department of Defense (DoD) have formed a process action team to analyze government acquisition policies, regulations and practices. The process action team's recommendations include designing a vendor rating system to assist past performance, pricing and quality, the giving of preference to contractors that use total quality management (TQM), and making sure that rewards provided by incentive contracts are related to TQM results.

Author: Doherty, Steve D.
Publisher: BNP Media
Publication Name: Quality
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0360-9936
Year: 1992
Analysis, Science and technology policy, United States. Department of Defense

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Quality consulting services

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Quality consulting services are available to companies who want to improve management techniques, products and services. These management consulting firms base their practice on established management theory, quality, statistics and organization development. They offer long-term, in-depth consulting to help corporations in the management of important business issues and in the implementation of quality leadership.

Author: Kendrick, John J.
Publisher: BNP Media
Publication Name: Quality
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0360-9936
Year: 1992
Services, Business consultants, Management consultants

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Subjects list: Management, Quality control, Quality control engineering, Total quality management
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