Quality Management Demystified by Sid Kemp (English) Paperback Book

Description: Quality Management Demystified by Sid Kemp Provides the basic terms, concepts, and tools for defining, measuring, and managing quality, from the efforts at quality assurance and quality control, through Total Quality Management, to the rise and possible fall of Six Sigma. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Publishers Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Get past the hype to discover what quality management programs really workQuality Management Demystified provides the basic terms, concepts, and tools for defining, measuring, and managing quality, from the earliest efforts at quality assurance and quality control, through Total Quality Management, to the rise and possible fall of Six Sigma. Back Cover Publishers Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. BRING QUALITY MANAGEMENT TO YOUR COMPANY-- AND IMPROVE ITS BOTTOM LINE! In Quality Management Demystified, top consultant Sid Kemp gives you a practical, up-to-date guide to the basic terms, concepts, and tools for defining, measuring, and managing quality. He takes you from the groundbreaking methodologies of Quality Management pioneers to quality strategies essential for success in the twenty-first centurys global marketplace. Sid shows you how to take the steps necessary to develop a Quality Team, achieve Quality Engineering, and tailor a companywide capability for quality. He discusses all of the trends...exposes the pitfalls in some of the programs...and digs past the hype to show you what really works. Quality Management Demystified enables you to understand and work successfully with all aspects of Quality Management. It tames a complex subject with clear, easy-to-understand definitions and vivid examples. Work at your own pace with this unique self-teaching guide, which continually assesses and reinforces your mastery with end-of-chapter and end-of-section multiple-choice quizzes and a final exam, and plenty of fresh, savvy ideas for further reflection. Heres a self-teaching course guaranteed to help you understand and implement Quality Management. Get ready to: Examine the important facets, procedures, and pros and cons of all quality methodologies, including Total Quality Management (TQM) and Six Sigma Know the difference between Quality Control and Quality Assurance and when to use which, or both Learn root cause analysis for applications in technical and management problems Use statistical tools such as Pareto optimization and statistical process control to support quality Win over skeptical employees who think TQM is just a fad and make them enthusiastic partners Quality Management Demystified is a practical, effective way for students, professional managers and program managers, small business owners, MBA candidates -- even Six Sigma "black belts" -- to learn how to use and maximize the benefits of Quality Management! Author Biography Sid Kemp (San Antonio, TX), is a leading expert in project management for information technology and telecommunications implementations. His company, Quality Technology and Instruction, provides a custom project management methodology to businesses, government agencies, and educational organizations. He has assisted Fortune 500 companies and government agencies in the deployment of new technology, and developing custom project management methodologies. Mr. Kemp has more than 15 years of experience in IT and telecommunications, and has authored 5 textbooks for use in courses and corporations. He has been teaching a seminar on Project Management for Information Technology for three years. Table of Contents Part 1: Managing QualityChapter 1: Quality Throughout HistoryChapter 2: The Development of Quality ManagementChapter 3: Defining QualityChapter 4: Quality for the CustomerPart 2: Quality EssentialsChapter 5: Key Quality ConceptsChapter 6: Defining, Planning for, Controlling, Assuring, and Delivering QualityChapter 7: Leading a Quality TeamChapter 8: Quality EngineeringChapter 9: Auditing QualityChapter 10: Statistics for QualityPart Three: Quality MovementsChapter 11: Total Quality ManagementChapter 12: Quality Standards -- ISO 9000 and MoreChapter 13: Six SigmaChapter 14: The Cost of QualityChapter 15: The Capability for Quality: CMM and CMMIChapter 16: Steady Improvement in Japan: Gemba Kaizen for Lean (JIT) ManufacturingPart Four: Practical Quality ManagementChapter 17: Challenges and LeadershipChapter 18: Practical Quality for Projects and ProgramsChapter 19: Global Quality in the 21st CenturyFinal ExamAnswers to Quiz, Mid-Term Exam, and Final Exam QuestionsList of Acronyms and GlossaryResources for LearningIndex Details ISBN0071449086 Author Sid Kemp Short Title QUALITY MGMT DEMYSTIFIED Series Demystified Language English ISBN-10 0071449086 ISBN-13 9780071449083 Media Book Format Paperback Imprint McGraw-Hill Professional Country of Publication United States Edition 1st Residence San Antonio, TX DOI 10.1036/0071449086 UK Release Date 2006-02-16 AU Release Date 2006-02-16 NZ Release Date 2006-02-16 US Release Date 2006-02-16 Pages 320 Publisher McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Year 2006 Publication Date 2006-02-16 DEWEY 658.4013 Audience Professional & Vocational Illustrations 25 Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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