Questions from Total Quality Management


Q: What do you think are the most important lessons that managers can

What do you think are the most important lessons that managers can learn from studying the history of quality management?

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Q: Consider the following views of quality: a. a strategic

Consider the following views of quality: a. a strategic asset and competitive differentiator b. a proactive continuous improvement activity c. a tool to fix problems d. a risk mitigation activity...

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Q: Provide some specific examples that illustrate how the three major themes cited

Provide some specific examples that illustrate how the three major themes cited in the American Society for Quality’s 2015 futures study are reflected in today’s business news.

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Q: Provide specific examples of how the differences between manufacturing and service organizations

Provide specific examples of how the differences between manufacturing and service organizations are evident in a school or a hospital.

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Q: Select a service activity with which you are familiar. If you

Select a service activity with which you are familiar. If you were the manager of this activity, what “conformance to specifications” criteria would you use to monitor it?

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Q: Sandra Wilford was recently promoted to General Manager of the Golden Suites

Sandra Wilford was recently promoted to General Manager of the Golden Suites Hotel, San Diego. She had previously been an assistant manager at the corporation’s hotel in Denver. The Denver hotel was t...

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Q: Cite some examples from your own experience in which you felt service

Cite some examples from your own experience in which you felt service quality was truly top-notch, and some in which it was not. What do you think might be some of the fundamental differences in the i...

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Q: How are people and information technology used to improve service in your

How are people and information technology used to improve service in your college or university?

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Q: What role has the Internet played in improving service quality? What

What role has the Internet played in improving service quality? What barriers to service quality might it have?

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Q: In this chapter, we noted that much of the work performed

In this chapter, we noted that much of the work performed in traditional manufacturing organizations now involve service. Provide some examples of this, drawing upon the functions

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