Quality circles: From introduction to integration |
| |
| Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Quality and Standard for Agriculture Products, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Science, Hangzhou, PR China;2. College of Biology and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou 310021, PR China;3. The Base State Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture Agricultural Products Quality and Safety, Hangzhou 310021, PR China;1. National Engineering Research Center of Light Alloy Net Forming and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composite, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China;2. Med-X Research Institute, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China;3. Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai 200233, China;4. Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China;1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan;2. Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan;3. Department of Nephrology, Tungs'' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan;4. Department of Ophthalmology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan;5. Institute of Nanoengineering and Microsystems, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan;6. Department of Nephrology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan |
| |
| Abstract: | As part of a Manpower Services Commision project on the development of quality circles, a study of four manufacturing companies using quality circles for over 4 years has been carried out. The reasons for introducing a circle programme, the operating problems and the changes which occured over the years are discussed. The findings indicate that circle programmes no matter how successful will always face obstacles during the various stages from introduction through to maturity; there is no magic formula for success. The suggestion is made that a circle programme has a life cycle with the phases of introduction, establishment and growth, maturity and consolidation, and integration and dynamism. |
| |
| Keywords: | |
| 本文献已被 ScienceDirect 等数据库收录！ |
|
