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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 />

1.3 Approaches and Philosophies in TQM<br />

Deming’s Philosophy<br />

The Deming philosophy focuses on continual improvements in product and service<br />

quality by reducing uncertainty and variability in design, manufacturing and service<br />

processes, driven by the leadership <strong>of</strong> top management.<br />

Deming Chain Reaction Model<br />

The Deming "chain reaction" model is based on the conviction that, the only way to<br />

decrease cost is to improve quality <strong>of</strong> products and services. It states that by (a)<br />

improving quality, a firm can (b) decrease costs because <strong>of</strong> less rework, fewer mistakes,<br />

delays, and snags, and better use <strong>of</strong> time and materials, thus (c) improving productivity.<br />

The firm will therefore be able to (d) capture the ma rket with better quality at lower<br />

prices, and thus, not only (e) stay in business, but also (f) provide and create more jobs.<br />

(See Fig 1)<br />

<strong>CII</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Logistics</strong> 8<br />

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