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Course Outline

Conceptual Section

  • The Value of Improvement
  • Improvement and Management
  • Improvement and Total Quality Control (TQC)
  • Improvement and Suggestion Systems
  • Improvement and Competition
  • Process-Oriented vs. Result-Oriented Management

East-West Comparison

  • Improvement and Innovation
  • Improvement and Measurement

Moving from TQC to Improvement

  • Quality Control – Managing People’s Quality
  • Quality Control Methods: Comparing Japan and the West
  • Following the PDCA Cycle
  • Grassroots Improvement

Practical Section

  • Management-Led Improvement
  • Improvement Facilities
  • Team-Led Improvement
  • Individual-Led Improvement

Management Section

  • Cross-Functional Management
  • Policy Deployment
  • Quality Deployment
  • Total Productive Maintenance

Problem-Solving Approach Section

  • Problems in Management
  • Relationship Between Improvement Activities and Labor Relations
  • Labor Relations: Adversaries or Allies?
  • Top Management Commitment

Transforming Corporate Culture

  • Customers: The Ultimate Arbiters of Quality
  • Supplier Relations Shaping Corporate Culture: Challenges Facing the West

Case Studies

 7 Hours

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