Managing Business Improvement and Quality: Implementing Key Tools and Techniques

by Barrie G. Dale, Ruth Mcquater

Overview

Any management team interested in making best use of tools and techniques would benefit from studying the contents of this book. A conscious effort has been made to produce the text in language which is free from jargon.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780631207870
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	03/06/1998
Series:	Business Ser.
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	9.84(w) x 0.59(h) x 5.91(d)

About the Author

Barrie G. Dale is United Utilities Professor of Total Quality Management and Director of the UMIST Quality Management Centre, Manchester.

Ruth McQuarter is a Research Associate and Honorary Lecturer at the Manchester School of Management.

Table of Contents

Preface.

1. The Role of Tools and Techniques in Total Quality Management.

2. Tools and Techniques: An Introduction.

3. Difficulties Encountered in the Use of Tools and Techniques.

4. Key Influences on the Use of Quality Management Tools and Techniques.

5. Implications for Education and Training.

6. An Overview of Common Tools.

7. An Overview of Common Techniques.

8. Tools and Techniques: An Assessment Methodology.

References.

Index.