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Quality at work : a personal guide to professional standards / Diane Bone and Rick Griggs.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Bone, Diane.
Contributor:
Griggs, Rick, 1955-
Series:
Fifty-Minute series.
Fifty-Minute series
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Performance standards.
Quality control.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (vi, 88 pages) : illustrations
Place of Publication:
Los Altos, Calif. : Crisp, c1989.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Learn why personal quality standards are essential; establish guidelines to develop and apply them on-the-job.
Contents:
TITLE
COPYRIGHT
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
PREFACE
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
SECTION I QUALITY CONSCIOUSNESS
QUALITY CONSCIOUSNESS CHECKLIST
WHERE THERE'S SMOKE…
ANALYZE THE EXAMPLE
THE "NO WORSE" TRAP
WHAT QUALITY IS AND IS NOT
WHY WORRY ABOUT QUALITY?
TWENTY REASONS TO ADOPT A QUALITY PROGRAM
THE CHALLENGE OF QUALITY
SECTION II PERSONAL QUALITY STANDARDS
NOTICE YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS
PREPARING TO DEVELOP PERSONAL STANDARDS
MY PERSONAL STANDARDS
IS THIS PERSONAL QUALITY? YOU DECIDE!
LIGHTING THE QUALITY M-A-T-CH
THE Q-MATCH TEST
WHERE CAN I APPLY Q-MATCH?
QUALITY AND EXPECTATIONS
P-A-S OPTIONS FOR QUALITY
MEASURING PERSONAL STANDARDS
PERSONAL STANDARD MEASUREMENT FORM
WHAT MAKES US COMPROMISE (CHEAT)?
SECTION III THE THREE C's OF QUALITY
COMMITMENT
RATE YOUR COMMITMENT
COMPETENCE
RATE YOUR COMPETENCE
COMMUNICATION
RATE YOUR COMMUNICATION
AUTHOR'S COMMENTS
SUGGESTIONS FOR COMMUNICATING QUALITY
SECTION IV YOUR ORGANIZATION'S GOALS
YOUR MISSION POSITION
CHECK YOUR GOAL CONTROL
SETTING QUALITY STANDARDS
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS STORY?
THE STORY RETOLD
SECTION V P.S.: THE PERFECTION STANDARD
P.S. (PERFECTION STANDARDS)
PUTTING P.S. TO WORK: "JUST DO IT!"
THE SEVEN STEP PLAN: A PREVIEW
THE SEVEN-STEP PLAN FOR MEASURING QUALITY PERFORMANCE
AN ACTION-ORIENTED QUALITY PLAN
SECTION VI THE "HOW-TO" OF QUALITY
1 HOW TO IDENTIFY AND SOLVE QUALITY PROBLEMS
PROBLEM-SOLVING CHECKLIST
PROBLEM SOLVING EXERCISE
2 HOW TO ASSURE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
ENCOURAGE CUSTOMERS TO COMPLAIN
PERSONAL CUSTOMER WORKSHEET
3 HOW TO MEASURE RESULTS
CUSTOMER QUALITY SURVEY
4 HOW TO REWARD QUALITY PERFORMANCE
5 HOW TO SET UP QUALITY GROUPS
QUALITY GROUP CHECKLIST
6 HOW TO PROVIDE QUALITY TRAINING.
RATE YOUR QUALITY TRAINING PROGRAM
7 HOW TO ASSESS THE COST OF QUALITY
KEEP A COST DIARY
8 HOW TO ESTABLISH YOUR QUALITY PROGRAM
RATE YOUR QUALITY PROGRAM
9 HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR QUALITY PROGRAM
HOW MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES CAN SHOW SUPPORT
10 HOW TO MAKE QUALITY WORK
SECTION VII A MENTION OF PREVENTION
PRINCIPLES OF PREVENTION
HOW TO PREVENT ERRORS
PREVENTION VS. CORRECTION
SECTION VIII QUALITY BEGINNING TO END: A REVIEW
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
MAY WE HEAR FROM YOU.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
1-4175-2485-5
OCLC:
70772808

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