QUALITY INSPIRED MANAGEMENT: THE KEY TO SUSTAINABILITY, 1/e presents a
unique and comprehensive, systems view of quality, emphasizing the importance of
satisfying all stakeholders, not just customers or investors.
It offers an innovative framework for considering key issues such as
green/environmental business, HR/employee needs, community/civic obligations, ethics,
customer-centricity, and the growth of services. It bridges the gap between broad issues
such as strategy, organization, and human factors, and the focused need for hard
statistical data. Organized for maximum readability and instructional flexibility, it can
be used with diverse syllabi and audiences, enabling students to contribute in roles
ranging from manager to Six Sigma team leader.
Part I: QUALITY FROM 30,000 FEET
1: Quality Overview
2: Quality as a Strategic Imperative in the Information Age
3: People: The Most Valuable Asset
Part II: QUALITY FROM 5,000 FEET
4: Specifications and Production Implications
5: Quality of Design
6: System Maintenance and Reliability
Part III: QUALITY AT SEA LEVEL
7: Understanding Process Behavior — The Problem-solving Toolkit
8: Statistical Process Control By Variables Measures
9: Issues Relevant to Statistical Process Control By Variables
10: Statistical Process Control By Attributes
11: Process Control in Lean Production Environments
12: Control of Processes in Service Industries
Part IV: QUALITY BELOW THE SURFACE
13: Using ANOVA and DOE to Determine What Makes a Process Tick
14: Continuous Improvement: Pursuit of Six Sigma Quality
Appendices A-G
648 pages, Hardcover