The cost of quality and productivity improvement in an industry

Τίτλος

The cost of quality and productivity improvement in an industry

Θέμα

Industrial productivity--Cost effectiveness

Quality control--Costs

Δημιουργός

Vatalis, Vasilios

Πηγή

Higher Technical Institute

Το πλήρες κείμενο είναι διαθέσιμο από το Υπουργείο Ενέργειας, Εμπορίου Βιομηχανίας και Τουρισμού.

Εκδότης

Library of Cyprus University of Technology

Ημερομηνία

1998

Συνεισφέρων

Lazari, L.

Δικαιώματα

Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού και κάτοχου των πνευματικών δικαιωμάτων.

Μορφή

pdf

Γλώσσα

en

Τύπος

text

Αναγνωριστικό

MED0393

Σύνοψη

A comprehensive coverage of Quality Costing systems aimed at providing a solid grounding on the basic principles of quality and quality costing, and at offering guidance on the subject of quality costing system implementation A guide to quality costing systems implementation containing an extensive review of the importance of introducing quality in an organisation and of the strong links between quality and productivity.
The main purposes of this study of quality costing systems are to alert people to the importance of developing systems and procedures aiming at cost reduction through the judicious pursuit of quality improvement projects, to explain the procedure of application of such a system and to provide guidance on implementing a quality costing system for the right reasons. That is, the adoption of such an approach to quality must be part of an overall quality business culture.
An overview of the quality growth in recent years is followed by a discussion of contemporary trends in the field. The contribution of quality to increasing competitiveness and profitability is discussed. An analysis of established quality costing models follows a few paragraphs on the relevant theory.
An example of an application of quality costing in a real case assists the explanation of the implementation procedure. A chapter providing information on the process associated with the implementation of this quality costing exercise precedes the exercise itself, to assist the comprehension of the quality cost components discussed in the exercise.
An analysis of procedures and forms that can and should be used together with a quality costing model to enhance its effectiveness, and a conclusive debate on the virtues required of company staff and management to successfully embark on the endless journey of continuous quality improvement.