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Total Quality Management - A necessity |
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by Nikhlesh Mathur |
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"We have learned to live in a world of mistakes and defective products as if they were necessary to life. It is time to adopt a new philosophy"....W. Edwards Demming There could not have been a more apt statement than this one made by Edwards Demming who is considered the Father of Quality. Even in the times of complete computerization, the people engaged in the business activities continue to be more important than the other two “M”s namely ‘materials’ and ‘machines’. This need to be realized by all of us before machines could bury our morals beneath our materialistic attitude. People play a gigantic role in the matters related to quality also because any variations due to the other two important facets i.e. material & machines can always be timely controlled by people. Quality has always been the prime need in all times though it moved ahead on the importance gauge only in the past decade or so. It is an essential key to the continual betterment of not only our businesses but also the human life. If quality is managed, then all the other aspects of business fall in line in quick time. After all it is only the Quality which would keep our customers fit enough to continue purchasing our products. When we speak of Quality, TQM comes to mind automatically. TQM provides one of the most important theories for Quality enhancement. TQM – Total Quality Management is a concept developed by Edward Deming about Management practices which is designed to improve the performance of organizational processes in business. It refers to management approach in their attempts to enhance quality and productivity in organizations. TQM includes the following techniques;
TQM is an “Approach to Quality” that emphasizes continuous improvement. It is a philosophy of "doing it right the first time" and striving for zero defects and elimination of all waste. It is a concept of using quality methods and techniques to strategic advantage within firms. Interestingly all approaches to Quality start from the top and gradually should percolate downwards to the people at the shop floor of a business house. Obtaining the commitment of the CEO of the organization chosen to implement TQM is the first step in the process. The outline of the methodology is generally as follows;
The method for implementing TQM in the chosen business basically follows the TQM principles, which are;
Though the framework and implementation of TQM varies between different organizations and management professionals and keeps changing for further improvement, it still shares a common philosophy that emphasizes on the above mentioned principles. In the implementation of TQM the 3 main characteristics identified by Joseph Jablonski should be put to use, which are;
Further the following attributes should be identified for making the TQM program successful across the entire organization;
The following basic elements are important and should be studied in each of the attribute;
Implementation of TQM policies timely by all our business houses is the requirement of our country, irrespective of whether it is a family owned small business or a large public limited company. At the outset implementing of TQM techniques would look like a costly affair and a burden to the whole organization. It would initially appear as if it is increasing hurdles in work flow, that influences have increased and the system has become more bureaucratic. But soon this phase passes off and with little time the uniformly applied TQM approach across the organization reduces the COP (cost of production) by a huge margin. And as a bonus it improves credibility of the company to a level where money cannot replace it. |
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Nikhlesh Mathur 03/06/2011 05:02 AM
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