TQM Syllabus
TQM Syllabus
TQM Syllabus
Strategies concepts and objectives - Total quality model -TQM as applied to Indian Industries - Quality
circle concepts - concepts, objectivesand functions of quality circles - Benefits of the organization - Training
of qualityCircle members - Implementation.
> TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
The seven management tools - Technique for analyzing aquality process - Statistical process Control -
Introduction to S-S concepts
> COST OF QUALITY
Taquchi’s quality loss function - House keeping concepts forindustries, tool room, production shop -
processing industries.
> QUALITY BASED PRODUCT AND PROCESS DESIGN
Design for reliability - Design formaintainability - Quality Function Deployment (QFD) - QFD and Quality
Assurance -QFD Principles, Concepts and applications - case studies.
> QUALITY ASSURANCE
Definition, characteristics of quality assurance system. ISO-9000: scope, application, terms & definitions,
evolution of IS0-9000 series, process approach, PDCA methodology, documentation requirements,
commentary on ISO-9000 requirements, guidelines for preparation of Quality Manual. Steps for
certification, implementation schedule for certification. ISO - 14000 series standards, concepts &
requirements of ISO -14001, benefits of ISO - 9000 & ISO - 14000.
> QUALITY AUDIT
Introduction to value engineering & value analysis, methodology of value engineering. Unnecessary cost:
Unnecessary costs, reasons of unnecessary costs, results of unnecessary costs. Value: Concept of value,
types of value, use and prestige value, esteem value, estimation of product quality or performance,
Functional approach: Types of functions, functional cost and functional worth. Effect of value improvement
on profitability, tests for poor value, aims and objectives of value engineering, systematic approach.
Text Books
1. Besterfield Dale H... [et al.], “Total Quality Management”, Pearson Education Asia, 2001
2. Mudge Arthur E, “Value Engineering -A Systematic Approach”, McGraw Hill Book Co., New York, 2000.
3. R D Miles, “Techniques of Value analysis & Engineering”, McGraw Hill, 2000
4. Sower, Savoie & Renick, “Introduction to Quality Management and Engineering”, Pearson \ Education
Asia, 1999.
5. S.M. Sundara Raja, Total Quality Management Tata Me Graw Hill, 1998.
6. Patrick J. Sweeney (editor), TQM for Engineering, Quality Resources, Newyork, 1993.
7. John Bank, The Essence of Total Quality Management, Prentice Hall of India, 1998.