Quality Management and Leadership - HUM 251, Chapter 3
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of quality according to the text?

  • Frequent rework to improve the product quality (correct)
  • No defects in the delivered product or service
  • Conformance to the product requirements
  • Quality is not a program; it is an approach to businesses and organizations
  • What is quality described as in the text?

  • A program for improving products
  • An approach limited to businesses and organizations only
  • A method to increase defects in products
  • An approach to business, schools, healthcare, social services, and governments (correct)
  • According to the text, what does quality emphasize?

  • Reworking the product multiple times
  • Reducing the cost of production
  • Frequent defects in the product
  • Conformance to product requirements (correct)
  • What is a key concept associated with quality according to the text?

    <p>Zero defects in the delivered product or service</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, what is quality not limited to?

    <p>Businesses and organizations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does quality focus on according to the text?

    <p>Ensuring there are no defects in the delivered product or service</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the simplest definition of quality according to the text?

    <p>Conformance to specifications</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who traced the quality profession back to the ancient Egyptians?

    <p>Joseph M. Juran</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Shewhart create in 1924?

    <p>Statistical process control (SPC)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is another name for statistical process control (SPC) according to the text?

    <p>Quality Control (QC)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who were the two leading doctors of the quality profession during World War II?

    <p>Edwards Deming and Joseph Juran</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did the American Society for Quality (ASQ) come into existence?

    <p>Soon after World War II</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Edwards present to the world in 1948 according to the text?

    <p>14 points expressing basic management requirements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Juran create in Japan in the 1950s according to the text?

    <p>'Vital few and Trivial many' concept</p> Signup and view all the answers

    "20% of the inputs are responsible for 80% of the outputs" is known as:

    <p>'80/20 rule' or Pareto principle</p> Signup and view all the answers

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