Total Quality Management and Employee Response

List of Charts and Tables ............................... v

1. INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY ....................... 1

Background .................................... 1

Statement of the Problem ...................... 3

Purpose of the Study .......................... 4

Theoretical Bases and Organization ............ 4

Limitations of the Study ...................... 12

Definitions of Terms .......................... 12

2. REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ........................ 14

Introduction to the Literature Review ......... 14

Quality Management Concepts ................... 14

Continuous Quality Improvement ............. 14

Total Quality Management ................... 23

ISO 9000 ................................... 33

Organizational Issues ......................... 40

Empowerment ................................ 41

Organizational Structure ................... 42

Group Processes ............................... 48

Related Research .............................. 53

3. METHODOLOGY ..................................... 55

Introduction to the Methodology ............... 55

Design of the Investigation ................... 55

Population and Sample ......................... 57

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thus increasing product robustness. Production targets must seek an objective of a maximum signal-to-noise ratio. By using this process, "average effects may be most efficiently discerned by means of 'orthogonal arrays'" (Taguchi, 1990, p. 66). The manufacture of robust products requires the setting of ideal target values, followed by the minimization of the "average of the square of deviations for combined components, averaged over the various customer-use conditions" (Taguchi, 1990, p. 66). The minimization of the average of the square of deviations for combined components, averaged over the various customer-use conditions requires the application of factor analysis (Taguchi & Clausing 1990, pp. 70-71). Tolerances must be established before products are committed to the manufacturing process. Shipping a product that barely satisfies corporate standards, as opposed to shipping a product that barely fails to meet corporate standards derives no significant gain. The goal should be to meet target tolerances, rather than to meet minimum specifications. A major goal should be the development of product designs that permit and facilitate consistency in manufacture. "Catastrophic stack-up is more likely from scattered deviati
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