Continuous Improvement Through Integration of Quality Tools

  • He, Zhen (School of Management, Tianjin University) ;
  • Qi, Ershi (School of Management, Tianjin University) ;
  • Liu, Zixian (School of Management, Tianjin University)
  • Published : 2002.12.01

Abstract

Continuous quality improvement is now the focus of research and application in quality engineering. To achieve continuous improvement, it's necessary to integrate quality tools and to plan, design and control the whole process of creating quality. Based on the extensive literature review and the philosophy of concurrent quality engineering, the paper analyzes the relationships among major quality tools such as QFD, FMEA, DOE and SPC and presents a basic model and structure for the integration of quality tools.

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