LEADER 02743nam 22004333u 450 001 9910679685903321 005 20230607221426.0 010 $a1-134-59615-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000404211 035 $a(EBL)170175 035 $a(OCoLC)277655531 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000404211 100 $a20130418d2002|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 10$aUnderstanding, Managing and Implementing Quality$b[electronic resource] $eFrameworks, Techniques and Cases 210 $aLondon $cTaylor and Francis$d2002 215 $a1 online resource (255 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-22272-9 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Introduction; Developing a strategic orientation for Quality Management; Promoting a strategic approach to TQM using a case-based intelligent system; Self-assessment frameworks for business organizations; Quality improvement tools and techniques for the twenty-first century; QFD: customer driven design of products and services; Taguchi methods of experimental design for continuous improvement of process effectiveness and product quality 327 $aStatistical process monitoring in the twenty-first centuryCase studies in Quality Management; TQM in higher education institutions: a review and case application; Do customers know what is best for them?: the use of SERVQUAL in UK policing; Quality in the NHS: can we master the art of 'conversation'?; Quality Management in public house retailing: a case study; Changing supervisory relations at work: behind the success stories of Quality Management initiatives; Index 330 $aThis book considers strategic aspects of quality management and self-assessment frameworks, and provides an in-depth examination of a number of the main quality improvement tools and techniques. Incorporating a critical orientation and drawing upon original case-studies, it also reviews the implementation of a variety of quality management programmes in a range of organisational contexts, including manufacturing, higher education, health care, policing and retailing. 606 $aCase studies 606 $aQuality control 606 $aTotal quality management 615 4$aCase studies. 615 4$aQuality control. 615 4$aTotal quality management. 676 $a658.4013 700 $aAntony$b Jiju$0627430 701 $aPreece$b David$0593411 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910679685903321 996 $aUnderstanding, Managing and Implementing Quality$92381214 997 $aUNINA