Thursday, October 13, 2011

MEETING CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS FIRST TIME, EVERY TIME

Reprinted from Information Systems Management, Auerbach Publications
Total quality management is a commitment to the continuous improvement of work processes with the goal of satisfying internal and external customers.  It’s the customer that matters in TQM; the process is only the means to satisfying the customer.
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ustomers are only satisfied if their requirements are consistently met.  To be competitive, we must meet these requirements in a timely and cost effective manner.  TQM provides the organizational focus and mind set, as well as specific tools and techniques, to ensure meeting customer requirements, first time and every time.
                A key principle of TQM is intense focus on customers and their satisfaction.  What does this mean and how do we go about accomplishing it?  We can use three principles in creating this focus.

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