Focus on books

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(2004), "Focus on books", Measuring Business Excellence, Vol. 8 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/mbe.2004.26708dab.005

Focus on books

Focus on books

From quality to business excellenceCobb, C.G.ASQ Quality Press2004ISBN: 0873895789$40.00Book

Presents a vision of the future of quality management, by considering a range of current methodologies to understand how they may work together. Discusses well-known quality topics and systems, including ISO 9000, Baldrige, business process re-engineering, TQM, six sigma, balanced scorecard and enterprise resource planning, so if you are seeking to build a complete quality system that includes aspects of several approaches, this book may help you, but might be more useful if it discussed more lower level details of integration rather than repeating information about well-known approaches.Reference: MBR/30/494Quality Progress (USA), March 2004, Vol. 37

Fusion management: harnessing the power of six sigma, lean, ISO 9001:2000, Malcolm Baldrige, TQM and other breakthroughs of the past centuryMarash, S.A., Berman, P. and Flynn, M.QSU Publishing2004ISBN: 193219102X$24.99Book

Seeks to unite six sigma, lean enterprise, ISO 9001:2000, the Baldrige Award, TQM and other quality breakthroughs of the past century into a single quality concept. Defines fusion as a process in which simpler elements combine to form more complex elements, which take on features and qualities that the constituent ingredients did not possess. Offers an integrated model that captures the most promising elements of 70 quality initiatives. Does not, however, present any evidence that "fusion management" is being successfully implemented, so only time will tell if fusion management is the wave of the future for quality.Reference: MBR/30/560Quality Management Journal (USA), April 2004, Vol. 11

Quality's greatest hits: classic wisdom from the leaders of qualityBluvband, Z.ASQ Quality Press2003ISBN: 0873895312$30.00Book

Takes ideas, words, concepts and practices and puts them together in a unique summary that lists all the information in carefully chosen categories and sections. Provides enormous depth and breadth. Covers management tools and techniques, probability and statistics, reliability and risk assessment, software and audit and inspection. Gives important factors, words of wisdom and techniques. Offers a complete list of references and an index with authors and subjects. Helps quality methods instructors and managers of quality departments. Forms a valuable reference tool and memory jogger for all aspects of quality control, quality management and quality assurance.Reference: MBR/29/799Quality Progress (USA), May 2003, Vol. 36

Quality management: introduction to total quality management for production, processing and services (4th edition)Goetsch, D.L. and Davis, S.Prentice-Hall2003ISBN: 0130933872£67.99Book

Provides readers with the tools and know-how to guide their organization to world-class quality. Covers all elements of TQM, explaining the "big picture" as well as the individual elements. Deals with quality and global competitiveness, strategic management, quality management and ethics. Includes case studies and total quality tips, giving students practical applications and guidance throughout.Reference: MBR/29/353Quality World (UK), February 2003, Vol. 29