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Assuring Product Quality

PRELIMINARY PROPOSAL: ASSURING PRODUCT QUALITY IN A GLOBALIZED LOGISTICS ENVIRONMENT

The proposed study will investigate issues involved in assuring product quality in a globalized logistics environment. Within the context of the problem to be investigated, the term "globalized logistics environment" refers to the situation wherein manufacturing firms obtain components and parts from subcontractors in locations geographically scattered and distant from one another and from manufacturing sites for use in manufacturing processes, the locations which also may be geographically scattered and distant from one another (Fine, St. Clair, Lafrance, & Hilderbrand, 2001). The research question that will be investigated in the proposed study is as follows:

Which logistics management policies will be most effective in assuring product quality in a globalized environment within which manufacturing firms obtain components and parts from subcontractors in locations geographically scattered and distant from one another and from manufacturing sites for use in manufacturing processes, the locations that also may be geographically scattered and distant from one another?

The purpose of the proposed research is to assess the effectiveness of alternative logistics management policies to assure the attainment of required levels of product quality in a globalized logistics environment. The alternative policies assessed will be (a) application of the Six-Sigma concept and (b) reliance on ISO 9000 certification (Dasgupta, 2004; Arauz & Suzuki, 2004). The significance of the study is that the study findings will provide manufacturing managers with validated assessment data to apply in the formulation of logistics management policies (Bassem, 2003).

The sources that will be used in the proposed study will range from theoretical studies of the application and effectiveness of Six-Sig

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