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Total Quality Management (TQM)

Supporting Quality Circle Actitivies

Qual­i­ty Cir­cles allow mem­bers of the orga­ni­za­tion to pur­sue con­tin­u­ous improve­ment autonomous­ly in small groups. How­ev­er, to be suc­cess­ful, Qual­i­ty Cir­cles require prop­er set­up, sup­port, and mon­i­tor­ing. Learn the five main areas of man­age­ment sup­port for Qual­i­ty Cir­cles, and guide­lines for each of them.

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What Is TQM?

10:30

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Getting Started with TQM

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The Leadership’s Role in TQM

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What Is the PDCA Cycle?

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Statistical Process Control for TQM

07:26Members only

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What Is a Quality Circle?

05:00Members only

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Getting Started with Quality Circle Activities

07:25Members only

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What Is a QC Story?

09:37Members only

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How to Use a QC Storyboard

06:32Members only

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Supporting Quality Circle Actitivies

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Next Video Evaluating TQM Activities 

An impor­tant part of the suc­cess of TQM is the ongo­ing eval­u­a­tion of its var­i­ous activ­i­ties and sup­port­ing behav­iors. The pur­pose of eval­u­at­ing TQM activ­i­ties is to com­pare TQM prac­tices against expec­ta­tions or stan­dards, rec­og­nize achieve­ment, iden­ti­fy gaps, and take cor­rec­tive action to improve. Learn how to do this for TQM process­es, roles, and results, using a set of eval­u­a­tion forms on a three-point scale.