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Air Force Weapons Lab TQM Continuous Improvement Plan
by Ron Kurtus (1 June 2008)
The United States Air Force Weapons Lab established a Continuous Improvement Plan to fulfill their Total Quality Management (TQM) requirements. The Weapons Lab commander issued a document to outline their plan to implement TQM and provide continuous improvement in their work. Although issued in 1990, the plan still provides a good outline for implementing TQM in your organization.
Questions you may have include:
- What was their commander's policy?
- What was their continuous improvement approach?
- How would they measure their progress?
This lesson will answer those questions. There is a mini-quiz near the end of the lesson.
Plan
Air Force Weapons Lab TQM Continuous Improvement Plan (PDF 590 KB file size)
Summary
The Air Force Weapons Lab established a TQM Continuous Improvement Plan in 1990. Their commander issued a plan to implement TQM and provide continuous improvement in their work. The plan provides a good outline for implementing TQM in your organization.
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Mini-quiz to check your understanding
If you got all three correct, you are on your way to becoming a Champion in Total Quality. If you had problems, you had better look over the material again.
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