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BUS 443 Ashford University Wk 1 Quality Management Discussion

 

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, watch the film W. Edwards Deming: Prophet Unheard, review Chapters 1 and 2 from the course textbook, and review the weekly lecture.

This is an image illustrating W. Edwards Deming’s famous 14 points for management.  1 Create Consistency of Purpose for Improvement; 2 Adopt the New Philosophy; 3 Eliminate Inspection to Achieve Quality, Require Evidence; 4 Work with One Supplier to Reduce Cost; 5 Continuous Improvement of Production; 6 On-the-Job training of Employees; 7 Initiate Leadership; 8 Drive Out Fear; 9 Remove Barriers between Individuals and Departments; 10 Eliminate Slogans; 11 No Quotas or Numerical Standards; 12 Remove the Barriers of Annual Ratings or Merit Systems; 13 Encourage Self-improvement and Education Programs; 14 Involve Everyone in the Transformation

The above is an image illustrating W. Edwards Deming’s famous 14 points for management. Select your organization, or an organization you know of, to complete the assignments in this course.

In your discussion post,

  • Compare Deming’s definition of quality (a product or a service possesses quality if it helps somebody and enjoys a good and sustainable market) with the definition in Chapter 1.
  • Discuss the importance of quality.
  • Explain how the organization you have selected defines and applies quality.
  • Explain some of the organization’s practices used in managing human assets, and in sharing data and information with employees, customers, and suppliers.
  • Discuss how the organization aligns its business practices with key organizational objectives.
  • Describe how well the organization performs and whether the performance gives them a competitive advantage.