A cost/benefit model for insertion of technological innovation into a total quality management program /

(TQM) program in a remanufacturing environment. One of the

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ratliff, William L., 1971-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1997.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:(TQM) program in a remanufacturing environment. One of the
core principles of TQM is continuous improvement. A
cost approach that is much more flexible [1]. This approach
cost of quality. Traditionally, comprehensive quality cost
costs.
engineer, who may not be trained in quality costing
experience to adequately cost justify quality improvement.
for improvement over time. However, current research has
identify opportunities for improvement and provide guidelines
is based upon exposure of the cost savings directly related
justify a quality improvement initiative. Research has shown
justify technological improvement based upon total quality
preferred metric for measuring quality improvement is the
reports have regularly been issued in a fixed format to
shown that continuous improvement is enhanced by a quality
techniques, will be responsible for the economic analysis to
technological innovation into a total quality management
that most engineers, simply do not have the training or
The results of this study provide process-level engineers
This study provides economic justification for insertion of
to quality improvement. in many cases a process-level
with a cost/benefit model template, which can be used to cost
Item Description:"Major subject: Industrial Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:ix, 64 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 60-61.