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Conceptual Section

  • The value of improvement
  • Improvement and management
  • Improvement and Total Quality Control (TQC)
  • Improvement and suggestion systems
  • Improvement and competition
  • Process-oriented management versus results-oriented management

East-West Comparisons

  • Improvement versus innovation
  • Improvement and measurement

From Total Quality Control to Improvement

  • Quality Control – Quality of Managers
  • Quality Control Methods: A Comparison Between Japanese and Western Approaches
  • Adherence to the PDCA Cycle
  • Improvement at the Grassroots Level

Practical Implementation Section

  • Improvement Led by Managers
  • Improvement Initiatives
  • Team-Led Improvement
  • Individual-Led Improvement

Management Section

  • Cross-functional Management
  • Policy Deployment
  • Quality Deployment
  • Total Productive Maintenance

Problem-Solving Methods Section

  • Problems in Management
  • Relationship Between Improvement Activities and Labor
  • Labor Relations: Adversaries or Allies?
  • Commitment from Senior Management

Transforming Corporate Culture

  • Customers: The Ultimate Judges of Quality
  • Supplier Relationships and Changing Corporate Culture: Challenges Facing the West

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