Quality Management Support

Assessing and redefining processes, monitoring performance, and using the results to drive further improvements.

Improvement ideas should be identified, each associate of each field of operations should feel accountable for the overall quality of the final product or service.

This creates a virtuous cycle of continuous improvement that boosts production, customer satisfaction, and profits.

Improvements in profitability by focusing on quality improvement and addressing associated challenges within an organization.

The Goal: Increase productivity, Lower scrap and rework costs, Improve product reliability, decrease customer service problems Increase competitive advantage.

How?
Assess current customer satisfaction and demands
   * Understand present and future customer needs
   * Map the critical processes through which the organization meets its customers’ needs

Develop solutions to deliver quality
   * Identify the key problem areas in processes and work on them until they approach zero-defect levels
   * Design products and services that cost-effectively meet or exceed customer needs
   * Align the organization to a TQM approach and build key enablers

Assess current culture and quality management systems
   * Identify core values and principles and communicate them across the organization
   *Train and coach employees on new processes and problem-solving techniques
   *Develop effective measures of product and service quality
   *Create incentives linked to quality goals
   * Promote a zero-defect philosophy across all activities
   * Encourage management to lead by example
   *Develop feedback mechanisms to ensure continuous improvement