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Total Quality Management - CII Institute of Logistics

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<strong>Total</strong> <strong>Quality</strong> <strong>Management</strong><br />

There are a number <strong>of</strong> sources <strong>of</strong> information on customer requirements. Examples<br />

include:<br />

Customer survey s and trials<br />

Trade surveys and trials<br />

Working with selected customers<br />

Competitor analysis<br />

Focus groups<br />

Benchmarking<br />

Customer complaints<br />

Legal and guideline standards (for example, ISO 9000)<br />

Informal customer, or potential customer comments received from sources<br />

such as: the sales force after customer visits; feedback from other<br />

employees and comments heard at conferences, training courses and trade<br />

exhibitions<br />

Every contact with an existing, or potential, customer at any level in the organization is<br />

an opportunity to learn more about their requirements. It is important that this<br />

information is tapped and used to improve the ability <strong>of</strong> the business to meet customer<br />

requirements.<br />

Internal Processes<br />

An external customer requirement can only be met if internal processes within an<br />

organization are set up effectively to deliver the requirement. A breakdown in the internal<br />

supply chain <strong>of</strong>ten results in failure to meet external customer requirements. An<br />

important part <strong>of</strong> <strong>Quality</strong> Improvement is the analysis <strong>of</strong> the whole organization to ensure<br />

it is set up effectively to meet the requirements <strong>of</strong> its customers. The following steps are<br />

useful guide to achieving this:<br />

<strong>CII</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Logistics</strong> 48<br />

Website: www.ciilogistics.com

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