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Determining Continual Improvement Process Methods Within Quality Management Systems, Diane M. Bové
Determining Continual Improvement Process Methods Within Quality Management Systems, Diane M. Bové
Theses
Institutionalized standards require organizations to actively define and implement quality management systems, which includes active participation in continual improvement efforts. Interpretations and practices vary on implementation methodology.
Traditional views of quality do not integrate the technical disciplines into a defined science which would support a standardized approach for continual improvement implementation.
In order to optimize improvement efforts, a conceptual hypothesis is proposed to integrate quality through combining and collaborating implementation efforts of engineering, control, assurance, improvement and costs. The purpose of this thesis is to establish a roadmap to assist in choosing effective quality improvement methodologies and toolsets that assist …