Operation and Implementation of TQM
Operation and Implementation of TQM
BENEFITS OF TQM
A. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ORIENTED BENEFITS-
i. Improvement in product design.
ii. Improvement in product service.
iii. Improvement in employee morale
iv. Improvement in production flow.
v. Improved market acceptance
B. ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENTS ORIENTED BENEFITS-
i. Reduction in operating costs.
ii. Reduction in operating losses.
iii. Increased productivity
iv. Reduction in rejection
TOOLS FOR TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
A. 5 S CAMPAIGN
This campaign is based on upkeep of work space. 5s campaign include 5 simple
Japenese words -
i. SEIRI (PROPER ARRANGEMENT)
It means 'sort out' unnecessary items.
ii. SEITON (ORDER LINES)
means ' everything is in its place'
iii. SEIKETSU (CLEANLINESS)
Means ' Prevent problems by keeping things clean' Clean work place
provide a pleasant working environment and results in quality products.
iv. SEISO (Clean up)
means 'after work cleanup and maintenance'. It is very important to
cleanup machinery workplace for consistent quality work.
v. SHITSUKE (DISCIPLINE)
means ' maintaining good habits'. Company policies and standards to be
followed to achieve desired quality of products.
Intellectual Property rights are legal property rights given to originators of products .
COPYRIGHTS
iii. RECORDS
o Any disc, tape, or other device in which sounds are embodied so as
to be capable of being reproduced.
o The sound track in a cinematographic film is not a record unless it
is separately recorded in a disc tape.
o Where the record is made directly from a live performance the
owner of the disc or tape in which the recording is made will be
the owner of copyright.
REGISTRATION OF COPYRIGHTS
Joint authorship - the 50 years period will start after the author who dies last.
In the case of posthumous publications the term will be fifty years from the year of
publication.
For a cinematographic film and record also the term is 50 years of publication.
so in case of literary , dramatic, musical or artistic works the term is lifetime plus fifty