In the past, when goods and services were simpler, measurement of quality was self-evident. As business became more complicated, so too did the implementation of quality management and our ability to measure it. Ultimately, the practice of equality strayed from being a business practice to become much more of an engineering discipline producing plenty of data, but little actual improvement.

List of Figures	p. xvii
List of Tables	p. xix
Preface	p. xxi
Organizing for Quality	p. 1
Objectives	p. 1
Terminology	p. 1
Introduction	p. 2
Categorizing Duties	p. 2
Leadership	p. 3
Product or Service Producing	p. 3
Support	p. 4
Incongruence	p. 4
Breaking Categories into Classifications	p. 5
Leadership Classifications	p. 5
Product-or Service-Producing Classifications	p. 5
Support Classifications	p. 6
Basic Functional Structure	p. 6
Quality Function Considerations	p. 7
Authority, Accountability, and Responsibility	p. 8
Authority Principles	p. 9
Revise and Adjust	p. 9
Communication	p. 10
Summary	p. 10
Review Questions	p. 10
Planning for Quality	p. 13
Objectives	p. 13
Terminology	p. 13
Introduction	p. 14
Business Quality Planning	p. 15
Elements of an Effective Quality System	p. 15
Marketing	p. 15
Setting Objectives	p. 15
Long-and Short-Range Objectives	p. 17
Setting Business Metrics	p. 19
Process Quality Planning	p. 19
General Information	p. 20
Details	p. 20
Failure Modes	p. 21
Control	p. 22
Project Planning	p. 24
General Information	p. 24
Status Reporting	p. 26
Detail	p. 26
Product Quality Planning	p. 26
General Information	p. 26
Detail	p. 27
Product Verification and Validation Planning	p. 28
Responsibility and Interfaces	p. 28
Information Accessibility	p. 28
Files and Records	p. 29
Validation Facilities	p. 29
Validation Personnel	p. 30
Validation Procedures	p. 30
Scheduling and Revising Validation Plans	p. 30
Policies, Procedures, and Objectives	p. 30
Policies	p. 31
Procedures and Rules	p. 32
Forms and Records	p. 32
Blueprints (Product Specifications)	p. 33
Process Flowcharting	p. 33
Standardization of Symbols	p. 35
Normal Logic Flow	p. 35
Process Flow	p. 35
Communication	p. 36
Summary	p. 36
Review Questions	p. 37
Controlling for Quality	p. 39
Objectives	p. 39
Terminology	p. 39
Introduction	p. 40
Long-Range Objectives	p. 40
Short-Range Objectives	p. 40
A Cascade Approach	p. 41
Concerns of Control	p. 41
Written Reports	p. 42
Preparing Reports	p. 42
Correcting for Deviations	p. 42
Importance of Value	p. 42
Basic Concepts	p. 43
Organizational Responsibility	p. 43
The Role of Quality Management	p. 45
Introduction to Quality-Reporting Basics	p. 45
The Business Quality Report	p. 46
Underlying Concepts	p. 48
Activity Reporting	p. 49
Journalizing Procedure	p. 51
Posting	p. 54
Product Performance Reporting	p. 55
Analysis	p. 56
Ranked Order Analysis	p. 56
Fishbone Diagram	p. 57
Controlling Nonconformance Identification	p. 58
Identification during Work	p. 58
Completion of Work	p. 58
Inspection	p. 58
Identification of Nonconforming Product	p. 58
Segregation	p. 58
Short-Run Production	p. 58
Long-Run Production	p. 59
Risk	p. 59
Disposition	p. 59
Responsibilities for Disposition	p. 59
Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) Methodology	p. 60
Immediate Action Required	p. 60
Magnitude of the Nonconformity	p. 60
CAPA Methodology	p. 60
Summary	p. 61
Review Questions	p. 62
Staffing for Quality	p. 63
Objectives	p. 63
Terminology	p. 63
Forecasting Human Resources Needs	p. 64
Job Descriptions	p. 67
Job Analysis	p. 67
Methods	p. 68
Results	p. 69
Position Requirement	p. 69
Education and Training	p. 70
Systems of Formal Education	p. 70
Primary Education	p. 70
Secondary Education	p. 71
Higher Education	p. 71
Adult Education	p. 72
Alternative Education	p. 72
Training	p. 73
Training Records	p. 74
Summary	p. 76
Review Questions	p. 76
Motivating for Quality	p. 77
Objectives	p. 77
Terminology	p. 77
Lead, Coach, and Guide	p. 78
Leadership Styles	p. 81
Autocratic	p. 81
Paternalistic	p. 81
Democratic	p. 82
Laissez-Faire	p. 82
Rewards Based upon Performance	p. 82
Praise and Censure Fairly	p. 83
Performance Appraisals	p. 83
Provide a Motivating Environment	p. 85
Deficiency Needs	p. 85
Physiological Needs	p. 85
Safety Needs	p. 86
Social Needs	p. 87
Esteem Needs	p. 87
Self-Actualization	p. 88
Summary	p. 90
Review Questions	p. 91
Special Topics in Quality	p. 93
Overview of Statistical Methods	p. 93
History	p. 93
Overview	p. 94
Statistical Methods	p. 95
Experimental and Observational Studies	p. 95
Levels of Measurement	p. 97
History of SPC	p. 102
General	p. 102
Risk Analysis	p. 106
Risk Analysis and the Risk Workshop	p. 107
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process	p. 109
Reliability Engineering	p. 110
Reliability Theory	p. 110
Reliability Program Plan	p. 111
Reliability Requirements	p. 111
System Reliability Parameters	p. 112
Reliability Modeling	p. 112
Reliability Test Requirements	p. 113
Requirements for Reliability Tasks	p. 114
Design for Reliability	p. 115
Fault Tree Diagrams	p. 115
Reliability Testing	p. 116
A Reliability Sequential Test Plan	p. 116
Accelerated Testing	p. 118
Software Reliability	p. 118
Reliability Operational Assessment	p. 120
Reliability Organizations	p. 121
Certification	p. 121
Reliability Engineering Education	p. 122
Systems Analysis	p. 122
Characterization of Systems	p. 122
LTI Systems	p. 125
Auditing	p. 125
Audit Planning and Scheduling	p. 126
Auditor Education and Training	p. 126
Audit Initiation	p. 126
Audit Scope	p. 126
Audit Objective	p. 126
Frequency and Timing	p. 128
Long-Term Planning	p. 128
Pre-Audit Review of System	p. 128
Working Papers	p. 128
Result	p. 128
Sampling Plans	p. 128
Audit Implementation Steps	p. 130
Notification to Auditee	p. 131
Opening Meeting	p. 131
Information, Verification, and Evaluation	p. 131
Audit Observations	p. 131
Audit Supervision	p. 132
Audit Follow-Up	p. 132
Preparation of the Report	p. 132
Content of the Report	p. 132
Reporting the Audit	p. 132
Review and Distribution	p. 132
Audit Completion	p. 133
Record Retention	p. 133
Cost of Quality	p. 133
Origins	p. 134
Business Quality Plan	p. 137
Process Quality Plan	p. 139
Product Quality Plan	p. 141
Bibliography	p. 143
Index	p. 145
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