Introduction: After much debate on a topic for this paper, it became quite clear that I would be taking from this course a newfound Love of (TQM) Total Quality Management. While we have covered many aspects of production management over this semester, I have become a huge advocate of this management philosophy. I find my […]
Is Strategic Planning Relevant to all Organizations?
Is Strategic Planning and Information Systems Strategic Planning Relevant to all Organizations? Strategy Strategy is a broad based formula for how business is going to compete, what its goals should be, and what policies will be needed to carry out these goals. The essence of formulating competitive strategy is relating a company to its environment. […]
The Effective Leadership of Self-managing Work Teams
The main topic of my chosen article is regarding about ‘The Effective Leadership of Self-managing Work Teams’. This topic is presented on the week 8 and 10 in our unit guide with the title ‘Individuals and Groups’ and “Leadership”. In the textbook this topic is presented in the chapter 14 and chapter 16 which come […]
Resort Management: Sunday River Ski Resort
I. Executive Summary The following report summarizes the effect of current macroeconomic situation in the United States on the ski resort industry in general, the findings of market research of the Sunday River Ski Resort, strategic recommendations for implementation the expansion plan, possible risk factors and a feasibility assessment of the strategic plan conducted by […]
Characteristics of “Total Quality Management”
“Total Quality Management (TQM) is the integration of all functions and processes within an organization in order to achieve continuous improvement of the quality of goods and services. The goal is customer satisfaction.”(Omachonu, Ross, Swift; 3.) TQM has become the basic practice in businesses though-out the world. “Implementation of TQM in these organizations has been […]
Strategic Mistakes by Xerox CEO
“Xerox: The Copier Company” epitomizes one of the greatest strategic blunders in the history of high technology corporations. The legacy of C. Peter McColough’s tenure as CEO at Xerox was that he gave away the future of the company while he was at the helm. When McColough took over the reins of Xerox in 1968, […]
What is TQM and How Can it be Implemented in Industry Today
Total Quality Management: What is Tqm and how can it be implemented in industry today? In society today quality plays an important role in customer satisfaction. A classic example of customer’s being discouraged due to poor quality would be the case of Skoda cars. In the 80’s and early 90’s Skoda was known for it […]
Decision Making in Action
Decision Making Process in Action According to Webster’s Dictionary the definition of “decision” is the “1. a: act or process of deciding b: a determination arrived at after consideration: CONCLUSION.” (http://www.m-w.com/). Organizations and individuals make decisions every day. Decisions are made by flipping a coin, taking a guess, thinking about the thoughts and feelings of […]
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