New approach to quality in a near-zero defect environment

In today's manufaawing mvirammt, pmduct quality and pmurr pmductimiy haw reached a h e l at which a new quality management pMosophy would be us to maintain an oganiearia's unnpee edge. NEW techniques an also needed ac wnvmriaal srorisdcal p c m management pmcedures would mcounm fiin rheir applicadmt at rhk lecrd In rhk paper, a 'do it beam each time' strategy k advanced to nphcc the 'do ia right thc first time' cacept. Adaptarirm of srnniricd took for qualiry monitming and w n d in thc light of the m philosophy in a near-zem defea mvimnment k also discused. © 1994 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.