Managing Quality: An Integrative Approach

This up-to-date book documents and communicates the last 20 years of research with regard to a theory of quality improvement relating to fields such as learning theory, organizational theory and behavioral theory. It is based on the contingency approach which assesses the current condition of the firm and identifies gaps in quality deployment as a basis for future improvements thereby basing improvement on contingent variables that are operative in the firm as it exists. The final chapter of the book provides a means for outstanding companies to asses themselves and determine where they need improvement. differing perspectives on quality, quality theory, global quality and international quality, strategic quality planning, the voice of the customer, the voice of the market, quality in product and process design, design of experiments, designing quality services, managing the supply chain, the tools of quality, managing teams and projects, statistically-based quality improvement, managing organizational learning, implementing and validating the quality system.quality managers, presidents or CEO's.