week 2

price of non-quality (PONQ)

  • if you dont focus on quality there will be consequences

    • accident/injury

    • effort wasted due to unclear specifications

    • failure analysis and reporting

    • fines and penalties

    • lawsuits

    • systems failures/computer downtime

    • unplanned maintenance

  • predict things that will wind up being failures

  • not just cost of going to court, there are other costs

reactive approach to quality

  • traditional approaches to quality → quality control, process control and quality assurance of final product and after-sales services

proactive approach to quality

  • modern approach → focus beyond products and services preoccupation with quality of all aspects of work-life

    • work environment, employee

  • small company can die from small mistakes

one of the problems

  • resistance to change (exam question draw diagram)

    • lack of management commitment

      • game ender

      • if management won’t buy into idea, failure

      • it is likely management that is the problem, not the wokrers

    • lack of training

      • problem with workers

        • management decision tho

      • affinity for traditional method

        • if it ain’t broke dont fix it

    • can divide up factors due to either workers/management

      • if workers are not given proper equipment, quality

idea of superiority or excellence

  • the sum of total of all characteristics of a product or service that contributes to its superiority and excellence

    • customer satisfaction/delight

    • value for money

    • on-time delivery

      • maintaining on-time delivery allows for less material sitting around

      • having a surplus of material can result in it to go to waste due to GMP

  • but also marketing, it has some part in psychological

  • focus on quality will cause an increase in productivity and lower cost

  • worker satisfaction and morale can result in better quality

    • if work is deemed pointless, quality can decrease

  • maintaining corporate image is important for quality as well

why do companies strive for quality?

  • quality is essential to marketability, profitablity, and survival in the marketplace

    • reduced costs of operation

      • can reduce burn rate

        • less money put in, less risk of failure

        • burn rate = how fast you use up your financing from investors

      • meeting milestones → investors doing due diligence will expect

        • improved predictability and reliability

        • increased efficiency and productivity

  • quality concerns

    • every organization has at least two fundamental concerns

      • what specific methods should be used to implement maintain and continuously improve quality?

        • procedures for how to approach creating quality

      • having achieved quality, how do companies communicate this information to their customers/clients

        • recog of logo is atttached to product/company name

generic quality management systems (QMS)

  • Deming, Juran, Crosby, Ishikawa

  • a quality management system may be self-developed and self-directed or it may be an ISO 9000 system which is externally certified

  • quality is not an accidental product/process → it shouldnt be an afterthought

main elements of quality management systems

  • quality philosophy and management responsibilities

  • written documents

  • analysis (numerical), metrics

    • hard to measure factors like worker engagement

  • having appropriate metrics allows for a properly run quality management system

seven-step TQM model

  • phase 1

    • management attitudes (structure/people)

      • ex. systemic racism

      • fostering management awareness, education, discussion

    • mission statement

      • needs to have backing and be meaningful

  • phase 2

    • suppliers/customers

      • partner with suppliers and identify needs, requirements, mission

      • partner with customers and identify needs, req, mission

        • what does supplier need from you to meet your requirements

        • knowing what your customers will want rather than what they want rn

      • must have respect on both supplier and customer ends

      • developing constancy and trust with suppliers and customers

  • phase 3

    • processes within the operation

      • identify what are critical processes in total production cycle

      • can figure out what needs to be fixed

      • not just mechanical, people are included

        • who is doing well, what are they doing to do well

      • identify measurements to maintain process control

        • can predict range, control range, measure

          • ultimately decrease variability, increase consistency

  • phase 4

    • plan to improve process (policies) — measure statistically

      • eliminate process variability

  • phase 5

    • identify parts of system needing improvement

    • improvement opportunities = problem

  • phase 6

    • standard procvedures to identify - problems, improvement

      • same procedure but implement more measurements

        • change O2, CO2, media in response to measurements

ISO 9000/ ISO 14000

10 commandments of TQM

  1. total management commitment

  2. obsession with excellence

  3. constancy of purpose

    1. dont get distracted from quality

  4. customer-driven organization

  5. supplier partnering

  6. employee involvement/empowerment

  7. recognition and incentive

  8. disciplined methodology

  9. continuous learning

    1. value workers, rather than hiring new employee that alr knows how

    2. worker development program provides workers to learn new skills within the company

  10. continuous improvement

    1. forward movement in quality

    2. not necessarily a huge improvement

6-10 → respect for workers

8 + 9 → not directly affecting production

other TQM models

  • Puri

  • Deming

  • Juran

  • Crosby

Deming

  1. create constancy of purpose for improvement of product + service

  2. adopt new phil

  3. cease dependency on inspection to achieve quality

  4. end practice of awarding business on the basis of price tag alone. instead, minimize total cost by working with a single supplier

    1. build relationships with suppliers and other partners

  5. improve constantly and forever every process for planning, pr

  6. ag

  7. dga

  8. ag

  9. break down barriers between staff areas

  10. eliminate slogans, exhortations, and targets for the work force

    1. those intended to drive production goals

  11. eliminate numerical quotas for the work force and numerical goals for management

  12. remove barriers that rob people of pride of workmanship. eliminate the annual rating or merit system

    1. remove barriers that rob people of pride of workmanship. eliminate the annual rating or merit system

    2. consider flattening of management structure to allow direct contact between workers an senior management

  13. institute a vigorous program of education and self-improvement for everyone

  14. put everybody in the company to work to accomplish the transformation

    1. worker involvement

10 + 11 eliminate bonuses for production goals

Crosby

  • zero defects planning

    • slogan related to quality not productivity

  • zero defects day

  • several contrasts with Deming approach

  • problem = sounds like a slogan

  • recognition

    • rewarding quality goals

  • this contrasts with Deming approach of recognizing the team rather than individuals

ISO 9000 - international organization for standardization

  • ISO means the same

  • voluntary standards

  • ISO accepts membership of one standardization organization per country

  • ISO does not certify or accredit any company

  • a universally recognized set of quality standards to facilitate the international trade of goods and services

  • the registrar is a private and independent organization

  • agrdfa

  • ISO 9000 merged

    • ISO 9001 is the main guiding document

    • ISO 9002 conformance to an existing specification

      • standard

    • ISO 9003 focuses on quality assurance

    • ISO 9004 guidelines for a customized QMS

three tiers to ISO 9000

tier 1. quality manual

  • standards are general

  • your organization → develop policies/documents

  • specific to your organization

  • not designed to be lengthy or cumbersome

tier 2. quality procedures

  • how to go about doing all the work of creating the system

  • what where when who

  • testing of product, validation of equipment and processes etcs

    • inspection and testing

tier 3. work instructions and records

  • how

  • likely gonna be involved in this tier

  • SOP, test methods, calibration methods

  • records including how to record results

  • also need procedures for dealing with nonconformities: control of access and proper disposal

implementing ISO 9000 quality management system

if internal → may not need registration

  1. commitment of top management

  2. develop an ISO steering team

  3. training in ISO

  4. develop a quality manual

  5. start internal audits

  6. select a registrar

  7. preassessment ← certification/registration process starts here

  8. make improvements

  9. assessment

  10. fix minor discrepancies

  11. obtain registration

  12. surveillance

7-12 = external evaluation: when you need registration