Applying Tqm to Product Design and Development (Quality and Reliability, 46)

Book Description

"Comprehensively covers all phases of the application of Total Quality Management (TQM) to product design and development--from initial concept to customer support--addressing statistical quality control, manufacturing engineering, processes and procedures management, and motivation management. Provides rigorous definitions of the principles of TQM."

Average customer rating:

An Update Reference for Product Quality Development

Practical Product Assurance Management
John Bieda
Manufacturer: ASQ Quality Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Operations Research | Management & Leadership | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Quality Control | Management & Leadership | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Entrepreneurship | Small Business & Entrepreneurship | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Product Assurance Principles: Integrating Design Assurance and Quality Assurance.

ASIN: 0873893751

Customer Reviews:

An Update Reference for Product Quality Development.......1999-06-05

I am a quality engineer in a world-wide leader manufacturing company. I use this book as one of my reference books in my daily work. In brief, this is a quick reference for me to tackle the normal technical problems that I may normally face to.

Customer Reviews:

This book is a must for product developers........1999-04-12

"Winning the New Product Development Battle" should be your bible if you are a product developer. If your company has a thoughtful, analytical approch to product development, and has proven itself able to hold to budget, timeline, and marketing goals, well, great. But if you are lacking in any of these areas, or are attempting to establish your own internal P.D. system, then study this book and implement its concepts.

Book Description

Computer Validation Compliance takes a systematic Quality Assurance (QA) approach to computer validation in a regulated environment. Built on the authors' experiences at major multinational pharmaceutical companies, this book presents a complete, step-by-step guide covering the QA role from early development to final completion, from a compliance/regulatory perspective. Topics include responsibilities of the user, the developer, and QA, vendor assessment, contract facilities, end user computing, and implementing a quality assurance program. Appendices include useful computer system validation sample documentation, a case study, and checklists.

Design for Six Sigma ("Financial Times")

Average customer rating:

A good place to start with DFSS
Excellent Primer for Managers and Executives
Excellent Book
OK intro for total novices but teaches you virtually nothin
Of no interest to Black Belts looking to implement DFSS

Design for Six Sigma ("Financial Times")
Subir Chowdhury
Manufacturer: Financial Times Management
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Money & Monetary Policy | Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Decision-Making & Problem Solving | Management & Leadership | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Management | Management & Leadership | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Operations Research | Management & Leadership | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Quality Control | Management & Leadership | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Total Quality Management | Management & Leadership | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 0273662694

Book Description

Six Sigma -- the management strategy Jack Welch attributes GE's phenomenal success to -- is being implemented by many leading organizations looking for dramatic profit increases and improved customer satisfaction. But Six Sigma in production is less than half the story -- Six Sigma in design is where the money is. If you change a product after it is launched it will cost you 1,000 times more than if you made those changes during the design stage. Subir Chowdhury, the leading quality expert who introduced Six Sigma to the UK in his last book, has done it again. The current book attacks a company's problems at the product development stage and presents a revolutionary five-step process that takes a company all the way to Six Sigma.

Customer Reviews:

A good place to start with DFSS.......2006-09-19

I would tend to agree with most of the reviewers on this book; it is a good primer for people that have not been exposed to DFSS, or for someone that has been away from DFSS for a spell and need a refresher. It is certainly worth the $12.

It is a good book, well structured and well-written. Chapter 4, "Identify and Define Opportunity" is well illustrated and explained - the "House of Quality" proves that this is not the "only way to achieve Six Sigma", as it is an illustration of the correlation between the who, what, where, when, how and how much of an initiative - the mantra of most process improvement methodologies.

What this book does really well, is bring home the point that you must design the end of the process - control - to make a process deliver what it should - performance & quality. Improvement for a reason.

This is a good quick read for management that wants a broad understanding of DFSS. However if you are looking for a book with substance and a lot of application info, consider "Design for Six Sigma : A Roadmap for Product Development." By Kai Yang and Basem EI-Haik.

Excellent Primer for Managers and Executives.......2005-11-21

This book by Quality Guru Subir Chowdhury is EXCELLENT PRIMER for managers and executives. As Mr. Chowdhury has been credited in the prestigious Industry Week magazine for introducing this new book and popularizing DFSS in the world.

I loved this book's easy style of writing and STRONGLY RECOMMEND it to anyone who wants to know what is DFSS and its applicability.

Excellent Book.......2005-06-11

Design For Six Sigma by Subir Chowdhury is the timely book on the topic. This book is about DOING RIGHT at the first time. This book is about FIRE PREVENTION rather than Fire Fighting. If American corporations want to lead the world, they MUST adopt DFSS. And to understand this complex topic, MANAGERS and LEADERS MUST READ this book. Take Chowdhury's advice very seriously. The book explains the common misconceptions about the topic and its usage of tools. By writing this valuable book, Chowdhury filled the gap for the first time.
Definitely Chowdhury's bestseller THE POWER OF SIX SIGMA is a 2 hour easy read story book, which is enjoyable and fun reading. Even though this book is written in business style, still it is fun reading. Chowdhury's style of writing excites the reader on the process.

Six Sigma Corporate Executive Champions from Caterpillar, Johns Manville, Merrill Lynch, Sunbeam, and Dow Corning highly endorsed this book. After finish reading the book, I understand why all of these Six Sigma devotees are so high on this book.

Thank you, Chowdhury!!! We look forward to your NEXT MASTERPIECE!!!

If you are serious about Six Sigma or DFSS, READ THIS BOOK. I strongly recommend it.

OK intro for total novices but teaches you virtually nothin.......2003-07-26

That book is good for a coast-to-coast flight. Has virtually no substance, can't learn anything from it. Has some value for novices. Misassigned quotes, incorrect dates, off the cuff graphs, fluffy fluff.
Borrow it from a library, do not buy for you bookshelf. If you have a backwards looking manager, buy it for him as a gift.

Of no interest to Black Belts looking to implement DFSS.......2003-04-03

This book may appeal to middle management or executive level managers who are taking a first pass at DFSS and are not familiar with Six Sigma in general. Frankly, this book is a waste to time if you are looking for a meaty how-to on how to implement design for six sigma at your company. The author keeps telling the reader about the power of DFSS but lacks the substance to get you there. It is written as if it were a lengthy abstract to another textbook.

If you want to buy a gift for your boss--you're all set.

If you want a useful reference volume on DFSS look elsewhere.

Book Description

This digital document is an article from Bioresearch Monitoring Alert, published by Washington Information Source on May 1, 2003. The length of the article is 817 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: For GLPs, quality unit can be extension of FDA or means to help lab staff, or both. (Quality assurance).(Good Laboratory Practice; US Food and Drug Administration)
Author: Elisa Ludwig
Publication: Bioresearch Monitoring Alert (Newsletter)
Date: May 1, 2003
Publisher: Washington Information Source
Volume: 3 Issue: 5 Page: 4

Distributed by Thomson Gale

GEREQ provides quality assurance to Canadian sites.(International)(gestion recherche clinique/qualite, safe operating practice): An article from: Bioresearch Monitoring Alert

Average customer rating:

GEREQ provides quality assurance to Canadian sites.(International)(gestion recherche clinique/qualite, safe operating practice): An article from: Bioresearch Monitoring Alert
Alison Palkhivala
Manufacturer: Washington Information Source
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Management | Management & Leadership | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | Science | Subjects | Books

Science & Technology | Subjects | e-Docs | Formats | Books

Book Description

This digital document is an article from Bioresearch Monitoring Alert, published by Washington Information Source on October 1, 2004. The length of the article is 827 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: GEREQ provides quality assurance to Canadian sites.(International)(gestion recherche clinique/qualite, safe operating practice)
Author: Alison Palkhivala
Publication: Bioresearch Monitoring Alert (Newsletter)
Date: October 1, 2004
Publisher: Washington Information Source
Volume: 4 Issue: 10 Page: 4

Distributed by Thomson Gale

Laboratory Information Management Systems: Development and Implementation for a Quality Assurance Laboratory

Average customer rating:

LIMS RFP Assistance
Save your money

Laboratory Information Management Systems: Development and Implementation for a Quality Assurance Laboratory
Mary D. Hinton
Manufacturer: Marcel Dekker
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Quality Control | Management & Leadership | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Research | Education | Reference | Subjects | Books

General | Reference | Subjects | Books

Analytic | Chemistry | Science | Subjects | Books

General | Science | Subjects | Books

General | History & Philosophy | Science | Subjects | Books

General & Reference | Technology | Science | Subjects | Books

Customer Reviews:

LIMS RFP Assistance.......2005-09-28

The laboratory manager assigned me to lead the team to search for a new LIMS. I had interviewed several consultants to assist in the process and requested quotes to create and evaluate a request for proposal for our laboratory. The quotes came back in the thousands of dollars; my manager decided that it would be more cost effective to perform this task internally. So I obtained a copy of the book for the LIMS team members and we read the book to gain a better understanding of the LIMS subject matter. The book was informative and provided many definitions which were helpful in understanding much of the material which was new to our team. The book contained a sample request for proposal that with minor customization was a good fit for our laboratory. The book was informative and the sample request for proposal saved a considerable amount of time and money, since we had never written one before. This book provided guidance in the selection and implementation of a new LIMS for our laboratory.

Save your money.......2005-03-10

There are better descriptions of Laboratory Information Management for free in a trade magazines and white papers on any vendor site. Most of the book consists of definitions. The first chapter, titled, "Historical Perspective," should be about the early development of LIMS; surprise it is a list of historic events in the evolution of computers

The chapter on LIMS evaluations has a section that is two sentences long on the topic of Hardware/Software Configurations. It informs the reader that the vendor should inform you as to whether the software will run on your computer. Duh! The next section on Database Management tops this in that it is a whole sentence long. I can only wonder what the first edition of this book was like, since this is the expanded version. This is more like an outline for a book that should be written, or a student term paper that was written the night before it was due.

I am now totally annoyed that I have to spend by lunch hour going to the post to return this book.

NCQA to accredit managed behavioral health cos.(National Committee for Quality Assurance): An article from: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management

Average customer rating:

NCQA to accredit managed behavioral health cos.(National Committee for Quality Assurance): An article from: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management
Allison Bell
Manufacturer: The National Underwriter Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

Book Description

This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on February 17, 1997. The length of the article is 456 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: The National Committee for Quality Assurance has released proposed Behavioral Health Accreditation Standards in the form of a working draft. The tool would be used by insurance agents and employers in decisions regarding treatment of behavioral problems such as alcoholism and depression. The new standards will also be used to accredit companies providing managed behavioral health services.

Citation Details
Title: NCQA to accredit managed behavioral health cos.(National Committee for Quality Assurance)
Author: Allison Bell
Publication: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 17, 1997
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Issue: n7 Page: p30(1)

Distributed by Thomson Gale

Book Description

This book assesses the implications of French regulation theories for our understanding of the concept of the international division of labor.

Book Description

Between 1850 and 1930, Latin America's integration into the world economy through the export of raw materials transformed the region. This encounter was nearly as dramatic as the conquistadors' epic confrontation with Native American civilizations centuries before. An emphasis on foreign markets and capital replaced protectionism and self-sufficiency as the hemisphere's guiding principles. In many ways, the means employed during this period to tie Latin America more closely to western Europe and North America resemble strategies currently in vogue. Much can be learned from analyzing the first time that Latin Americans embraced export-led growth. This book focuses on the impact of three key export commodities: coffee, henequen, and petroleum. The authors concentrate on these rather than on national economies because they illustrate more concretely the interaction between the environment, natural and human resources, and the world economy. By analyzing how different products spun complex webs of relationships with their respective markets, the essays in this book illuminate the tensions and contradictions found in the often conflictive relationship between the local and the global, between agency and the not-so-invisible hand. Ultimately, the contributors argue that the results of the "second conquest" were not one-sided as Latin Americans and foreigners together forged a new economic order--one riddled with contradictions that Latin America is still attempting to resolve today.

Book Description

Strategic economic and business intelligence information for conducting business

Books:

Books Index

Books Home

Recommended Books